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Gunner Ashford(I)

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Gunner Ashford is known for District 9 (2009), Ghost in the Shell (2017) and King Kong (2005).
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    Known for

    District 9 (2009)
    District 9
    7.9
    Movie
    • Additional Crew(second & pick up units)
    • 2009
    Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
    Ghost in the Shell
    6.3
    Movie
    • Art Department
    • 2017
    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    Movie
    • Additional Crew
    • 2005
    Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, and Margot Robbie in Z for Zachariah (2015)
    Z for Zachariah
    6.0
    Movie
    • Art Department
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins (2019)
      Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor
      • weapons master
      • 2024
    • Jason Flemyng, Cliff Curtis, Temuera Morrison, Toby Parkinson, Miriama Smith, Tim Worrall, Paku Fernandez, Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas, Te Wakaunua Te Kurapa, Mike Jonathan, and Piripi Curtis in Ka Whawhai Tonu (2024)
      Ka Whawhai Tonu
      7.4
      • weapons master
      • 2024
    • Tom Sandoval in Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (2023)
      Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
      7.1
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor
      • weapons master
      • 2023
    • Charisse Uy in Albularyo (2022)
      Albularyo
      8.0
      TV Special
      • weapons master
      • 2022
    • Josh Thomson, Luciane Buchanan, Chai Hansen, and Emilie Cocquerel in The New Legends of Monkey (2018)
      The New Legends of Monkey
      6.5
      TV Series
      • special effects floor supervisor
      • 2018
    • Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Mark Strong in 6 Days (2017)
      6 Days
      6.2
      • armourer
      • 2017
    • Tukino (2016)
      Tukino
      • special effects
      • 2016
    • Walkers (2016)
      Walkers
      Short
      • armorer
      • 2016
    • Nancy Brunning and Temuera Morrison in The Patriarch (2016)
      The Patriarch
      7.1
      • special effects technician
      • 2016
    • Clear Eyes: Scourge of the Zombies (2015)
      Clear Eyes: Scourge of the Zombies
      9.6
      Short
      • armourer
      • 2015
    • Erebus: Into the Unknown (2014)
      Erebus: Into the Unknown
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • special effects: Auckland
      • 2014
    • John Leguizamo, Justin Long, Skyler Stone, and Tiya Sircar in Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013)
      Walking with Dinosaurs 3D
      5.2
      • special effects technician
      • 2013
    • White Lies (2013)
      White Lies
      7.0
      • armourer
      • 2013
    • Sam Neill and Oscar Kightley in Harry (2013)
      Harry
      6.8
      TV Series
      • armourer
      • 2013
    • Elisabeth Moss in Top of the Lake (2013)
      Top of the Lake
      7.4
      TV Series
      • armourer
      • 2013

    Additional Crew

    • Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie in The Justice of Bunny King (2021)
      The Justice of Bunny King
      6.7
      • armourer
      • 2021
    • R: Rage of the Zombies (2017)
      R: Rage of the Zombies
      9.8
      Short
      • armourer
      • 2017
    • Clear Eyes: Scourge of the Zombies (2015)
      Clear Eyes: Scourge of the Zombies
      9.6
      Short
      • armourer
      • 2015
    • White Lies (2013)
      White Lies
      7.0
      • armourer
      • 2013
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Matthew Fox in Emperor (2012)
      Emperor
      6.5
      • key armorer
      • 2012
    • Siege (2012)
      Siege
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • armorer
      • 2012
    • Memoirs of a Vampire (2012)
      Memoirs of a Vampire
      6.2
      • armorer: weapons
      • 2012
    • The Cult (2009)
      The Cult
      5.8
      TV Series
      • armorer
      • 2009
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • weapons armorer (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • District 9 (2009)
      District 9
      7.9
      • armourer: second & pick up units
      • 2009
    • Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
      X-Men Origins: Wolverine
      6.5
      • assistant armorer
      • 2009
    • Rain of the Children (2008)
      Rain of the Children
      6.9
      • armorer and pyrotechnics
      • 2008
    • The Water Horse (2007)
      The Water Horse
      6.4
      • armorer
      • 2007
    • You Move You Die (2007)
      You Move You Die
      4.6
      Video
      • armorer
      • 2007
    • The Lost Children (2006)
      The Lost Children
      8.2
      TV Series
      • armorer
      • 2006

    Art Department

    • Avatar: Fire and Ash
      • head armourer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Deep Water
      • armourer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • East of Eden
      • head armourer
      • In Production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2026
    • Forgive Us All
      • Armourer
      • Post-production
    • Chelsie Preston Crayford in A Remarkable Place to Die (2024)
      A Remarkable Place to Die
      7.0
      TV Series
      • head armourer
      • 2024
    • Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
      Our Flag Means Death
      7.8
      TV Series
      • armourer
      • 2023
    • Claire Varley in Stolen Lands (2023)
      Stolen Lands
      TV Series
      • armourer
      • 2023
    • Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • head armourer
      • 2022
    • Manu Bennett, Cliff Curtis, Simone Kessell, Tame Iti, Jay Ryan, and Ria Paki in Muru (2022)
      Muru
      6.5
      • armorer
      • 2022
    • Mothers of the Revolution (2021)
      Mothers of the Revolution
      6.6
      • armourer
      • 2021
    • Stories of Waitara (2019)
      NZ Wars
      TV Series
      • armourer
      • 2017–2021
    • Portia Doubleday, Lucy Hale, and Charlotte McKinney in Fantasy Island (2020)
      Fantasy Island
      4.9
      • supervising armourer
      • 2020
    • A War Story (2018)
      A War Story
      6.2
      • Armourer
      • 2018
    • Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
      Mission: Impossible - Fallout
      7.7
      • weapons supervisor: New Zealand
      • 2018
    • Miriama Smith, Emma Fenton, Taylor Hall, and Alex Tarrant in Filthy Rich (2016)
      Filthy Rich
      7.1
      TV Series
      • armourer
      • 2017
    • Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
      Ghost in the Shell
      6.3
      • supervising armourer
      • 2017
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, and Margot Robbie in Z for Zachariah (2015)
      Z for Zachariah
      6.0
      • supervising armourer
      • 2015
    • Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
      The Last Samurai
      7.8
      • armourer
      • 2003

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