
Jan Philip Cramer
Personal Info
Known for
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Jan Philip Cramer
Biography
Jan Philip Cramer is an award-nominated visual effects supervisor and one of the industry's leading and most innovative animation directors.
Over a 15-year career at Digital Domain, Phil has become renowned for his expertise in photorealistic creatures, facial animation, and full CG characters. As both Head of Animation and Animation Director, he has led some of the world's top animation teams, consistently pushing the boundaries of what's possible in visual effects. His forward-thinking approach has streamlined traditional VFX workflows, resulting in more efficient pipelines without compromising quality.
Phil's work has earned multiple industry accolades, including a VES Award for his groundbreaking animation of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. At Digital Domain, he oversaw animation on 43 projects spanning feature films, episodic series, games, and advertising. His credits include major titles such as Deadpool, Ender's Game, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Avengers: Endgame, where he served as Animation Director. Earlier in his career, he was also the animation lead on James Cameron's Avatar at Weta.
Now working full-time as a visual effects supervisor, Phil recently led Digital Domain's VFX work on Marvel Studios' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. His efforts on the series earned him a VES Award nomination for Best Animated Character and a Silver Telly Award.
Known For
Crew
Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic
Visual Effects Supervisor
(2027)
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Visual Effects Supervisor
(2025)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Visual Effects Supervisor
(2025)
The Electric State
Head of Animation
(2024)
Madame Web
Head of Animation
(2023)
Blue Beetle
Head of Animation
(2023)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Head of Animation
(2022)
Morbius
Animation Director
(2022)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Head of Animation
(2022)
Black Adam
Head of Animation
(2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Head of Animation
(2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Head of Animation
(2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Head of Animation
(2021)
Free Guy
Head of Animation
(2021)
Black Widow
Head of Animation
(2021)
Chaos Walking
Head of Animation
(2020)
Cops and Robbers
Visual Effects Supervisor
(2020)
Children of the Corn
Head of Animation
(2019)
Avengers: Endgame
Animation Director
(2019)
Terminator: Dark Fate
Head of Animation
(2019)
Shazam!
Head of Animation
(2019)
Captain Marvel
Head of Animation
(2018)
Avengers: Infinity War
Animation Director
(2018)
Aquaman
Head of Animation
(2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Head of Animation
(2018)
A Wrinkle in Time
Head of Animation
(2018)
Ready Player One
Head of Animation
(2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Animation Director
(2017)
Thor: Ragnarok
Head of Animation
(2017)
The Fate of the Furious
Head of Animation
(2017)
Power Rangers
Head of Animation
(2017)
Beauty and the Beast
Head of Animation
(2017)
All I See Is You
Head of Animation
(2016)
Deadpool
Animation Director
(2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence
Animation Director
(2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse
Head of Animation
(2015)
Pixels
Animation Director
(2015)
Eye in the Sky
Head of Animation
(2015)
Furious 7
Head of Animation
(2015)
Lost River
Head of Animation
(2014)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Animation Director
(2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Animation Director
(2013)
Ender's Game
Animation Director
(2013)
Jack the Giant Slayer
Animation Director
(2010)
The A-Team
Animation Supervisor
(2010)
Predators
Animation Supervisor
(2009)
Avatar
Lead Animator