Known for Visual Effects
Craig McPherson is an animation supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI). McPherson began his professional work in animation in the late 1990s, with early credits on television series such as Weird-Ohs (1999) and Action Man (2000), as well as on animated and interactive projects including Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001) and Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (2001). He also worked in video games during this period, contributing animation to titles such as The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) and Hulk (2003), before moving increasingly into feature film production. In the mid-2000s, McPherson transitioned into high-end feature animation and visual effects, working as an animator on Happy Feet (2006) and Barbie as the Island Princess (2007), and as a senior animator on Outlander (2008). His work on District 9 (2009) marked an important step into effects-heavy live-action cinema, followed by supervisory animation roles on major studio films including The Smurfs (2011), Men in Black 3 (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). By the 2010s, McPherson had established himself as a supervising and lead animator on large ensemble productions, including Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Ghostbusters (2016), and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). His work during this period often involved overseeing character animation teams and integrating animated performances into complex visual effects environments, particularly on franchise films such as Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Men in Black: International (2019). Alongside feature films, McPherson has contributed to episodic streaming projects, serving as an animation supervisor on the anthology series Love, Death & Robots (2019–2022). In the 2020s, his supervisory credits have included major studio releases such as Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), where he served as animation supervisor. His continued work includes feature animation on KPop Demon Hunters (2025) and Project Hail Mary (2026).
Filmography
13 films, 1 show


Project Hail Mary
2026 · 2h 37m
country: United States
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.


Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · 1h 55m
country: United States
The Spengler family returns to where it all started - the iconic New York City firehouse - to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.


Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 · 2h 5m
country: United States
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.


Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · 1h 59m
country: United States
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.


Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 · 2h 3m
country: United States
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.


Men in Black: International
2019 · 1h 55m
country: China
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.


The Meg
2018 · 1h 53m
country: China
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.


Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 · 1h 53m
country: United States
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.