Jason Lei Howden

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Jason Lei Howden

Visual Effects 47 January 3, 1979

Greymouth, New Zealand

Jason Howden (born January 3, 1979) is a New Zealand film director and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the films Deathgasm (2015), Guns Akimbo (2019) and Dea…

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The Avengers

The Avengers

8.1 2012 Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

8.4 2001 Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

8.5 2003 Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

8.4 2002 Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

7.4 2012 Movie
Man of Steel

Man of Steel

6.7 2013 Movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

7.3 2014 Movie
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

7.6 2013 Movie
Prometheus

Prometheus

6.6 2012 Movie
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

7.3 2013 Movie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

7.5 2021 Movie
The Wolverine

The Wolverine

6.4 2013 Movie

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Jason Howden (born January 3, 1979) is a New Zealand film director and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the films Deathgasm (2015), Guns Akimbo (2019) and Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon (2025).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon

    Movie Director

  2. 2024
    Borderlands

    Movie Digital Compositor

  3. 2024
    ted

    TV show Digital Compositor

  4. 2023
    65

    Movie Digital Compositor

  5. 2022
    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

    Movie Digital Compositor

  6. 2022
    Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

    Movie Digital Compositor

  7. 2022
    Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Movie Digital Compositor

  8. 2022
    Elvis

    Movie Digital Compositor

  9. 2022
    Spiderhead

    Movie Digital Compositor

  10. 2021
    The Beatles: Get Back

    TV show VFX Artist

  11. 2021
    Night Raiders

    Movie Digital Compositor

  12. 2021
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Movie Digital Compositor

  13. 2021
    Shadow in the Cloud

    Movie Digital Compositor

  14. 2020
    The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

    Movie Digital Compositor

  15. 2020
    Guns Akimbo

    Movie Director

  16. 2017
    The Changeover

    Movie VFX Artist

More credits
  1. 2017
    War for the Planet of the Apes

    Movie VFX Artist

  2. 2017
    Berlin Syndrome

    Movie Digital Compositor

  3. 2017
    Legion

    TV show Digital Compositor

  4. 2017
    Pork Pie

    Movie Digital Compositor

  5. 2016
    Gods of Egypt

    Movie Digital Compositor

  6. 2015
    Deathgasm

    Movie Director

  7. 2014
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    Movie VFX Artist

  8. 2013
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    Movie Rotoscoping Artist

  9. 2013
    Mis-drop

    Movie Digital Compositor

  10. 2013
    The Wolverine

    Movie Digital Compositor

  11. 2013
    Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song

    Movie Digital Compositor

  12. 2013
    Man of Steel

    Movie Rotoscoping Artist

  13. 2013
    The Great Gatsby

    Movie Digital Compositor

  14. 2012
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    Movie Rotoscoping Artist

  15. 2012
    Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

    Movie Rotoscoping Artist

  16. 2012
    Mr. Pip

    Movie Digital Compositor

  17. 2012
    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

    Movie Rotoscoping Artist

  18. 2012
    Prometheus

    Movie Rotoscoping Artist

  19. 2012
    The Avengers

    Movie Rotoscoping Artist

  20. 2011
    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

    Movie Digital Compositor

  21. 2010
    Predicament

    Movie Digital Compositor

  22. 2003
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    Movie VFX Artist

  23. 2002
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    Movie VFX Artist

  24. 2001
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Movie VFX Artist