Roger Guyett

Roger Guyett is an English visual effects supervisor and second unit director. He and his fellow visual effects artists received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for the 2015 film *Star Wars: The Force Awakens*.

Guyett began his career in London in the mid-1980s, working in computer animation on commercials, pop videos, and television idents. After moving to the United States in 1993, he started working on various film projects. He initially worked at Pacific Data Images (PDI), the largest computer graphics company at the time, known for the Michael Jackson video "Black or White," before joining Industrial Light & Magic in 1995. ILM is one of the longest-standing and most successful visual effects companies in the world. During his 27-year tenure at ILM, Guyett worked on over 30 films.

Guyett has been nominated for six Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for his work on *Ready Player One*, *Star Trek Into Darkness*, *Star Trek*, *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker*, and *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. He has also won two British Academy Film Awards for Best Special Visual Effects and received six additional BAFTA nominations.

Guyett returned to supervise the visual effects for the final film in the Skywalker Saga, *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker*, which was released on 20 December 2019.