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Nathan Rich(II)

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Nathan Rich was born on February 13, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. He is an only child of a single parent (now deceased). Nathan grew up in Scientology. He was disowned by his entire family after spending 4 years in Scientology's infamous Mace-Kingsley Ranch. He appeared on the Emmy award winning "A&E's Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" in October, 2017. He has authored a book in hopes to share his inspirational story of overcoming indoctrination and homeless to the world.

Nathan worked in technical companies for several years, with clients like Gatorade, Skateboard.com, Snowboard, NARAS (the Grammys), AMPAS (the Oscars), Nissan, 19 Entertainment, and TBWA/Chiat Day.

Nathan entered the Visual Effects industry 2011, as a systems and network administrator, at Luma Pictures. He helped to support production on films like Battle Los Angeles (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), and Fright Night (2011).

He moved on to a VFX startup company, and then to Base FX in 2014. He is the Chief Technology Officer at Base FX, and has built out the technology platform to support production on films like Jurassic World (2015), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), and A Quiet Place (2018).
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    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016
    Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
    Transformers: The Last Knight
    5.2
    • Additional Crew
    • 2017
    Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
    Captain America: The First Avenger
    6.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011
    Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    6.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2015

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    • John Cho, Jimmy Wong, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo in Wish Dragon (2021)
      Wish Dragon
      7.2
      • cto: Base FX
      • 2021
    • Bill Fagerbakke and Tom Kenny in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
      5.9
      • CTO: Base FX (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Jason Isaacs, Xueqi Wang, and Hannah Quinlivan in Skyfire (2019)
      Skyfire
      5.3
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2019
    • Man-Tat Ng, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li, Mike Sui, Jinmai Zhao, and Chuxiao Qu in The Wandering Earth (2019)
      The Wandering Earth
      5.9
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2019
    • Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
      Aquaman
      6.8
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2018
    • Iain De Caestecker, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Jacob Anderson, Jovan Adepo, and Mathilde Ollivier in Overlord (2018)
      Overlord
      6.6
      • cto: Base FX (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
      Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
      6.1
      • cto: Base FX
      • 2018
    • Kenneth Branagh, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Paul Bettany, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, Keith Splinter Davis, Peter Dinklage, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Florence Kasumba, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Tim McAdams, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Heck, Carlos Guity, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Jeremy Sample, Precious Jenkins, Karen Gillan, Dominique Elijah Smith, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tiffany Espensen, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Matthew Zuk, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Blair Jasin, Femi Olagoke, Ethan Dizon, Michael Pierino Miller, Taraja Ramsess, Jénel Stevens, Michael Anthony Rogers, Gee Alexander, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Letitia Wright, James Sterling, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Isabella Amara, Ryan Robertson, Kevin D Wilson, Daniel Graham, Joseph Singletary, Michael James Shaw, David Dman Escobar, Solomon Glave, Kevin Montgomery, Rabon Hutcherson, Carrie Coon, Gayles Martavius, Kirk A. Jenkins, Tanya Wheelock, Andrew S. McMillan, Marcus Lewis, Donny Carrington, Gary Peebles, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Tye Claybrook Jr., Khalil' La'Marr Pickett, Marie Mouroum, Jazzy Ellis, Marija Juliette Abney, Phedra Syndelle, Winston Duke, Antjuan Rhames, Jefferson Lewis, Jared Moser, Zola Williams, Dawit Gulilat, Denisha Gillespie, Harrison Osterfield, James Siderits, Brandon M. Shaw, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson, Chris Moore, Ariana Greenblatt, Annie Pisapia, Matthew Christensen, Simeon Freeman, Branden Arnold, Michael David Yuhl, Daniela Gaskie, Jamel D. Chambers, John Gettier, Sergio Briones, Nathaniel Perry, Jacob Batalon, Matthew Excel Simmons, Lucie Carroll, Bobby James, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Olaniyan Thurmon, Edward Parker, Cecil M. Henry, Cory Dunson, Bruce Anthony Shepperson, Perla Middleton, Laurel O Wagner, Jachin Myers, Elgin Lee, Demetri Landell, Tony Dupar, Shawn South, Mallory Kidwell, Devin Koehler, Chase Ledgerwood, Jomahl Gildersleve, Frank David Monroe, Granger Summerset II, Austin Rospert, Lady Cardinal, Luke Maher, Laura Miller, Joe Maitland, Dylan Gajai, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
      Avengers: Infinity War
      8.4
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2018
    • Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
      A Quiet Place
      7.5
      • chief technology officer: Base FX
      • 2018
    • Detective Chinatown 2 (2018)
      Detective Chinatown 2
      6.1
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2018
    • The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
      The Cloverfield Paradox
      5.5
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2018
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
      Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
      6.8
      • visual effects chief technology officer: Base FX
      • 2017
    • Chen Bolin and Yun Lin in The Dreaming Man (2017)
      The Dreaming Man
      7.9
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2017
    • Tzi Ma, Russell Wong, Tsai Chin, Godfrey Gao, and Clara Lee in The Jade Pendant (2017)
      The Jade Pendant
      5.7
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2017
    • Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
      Thor: Ragnarok
      7.9
      • chief technical officer: Base FX
      • 2017

    Additional Crew



    • Monster Hunt 2 (2018)
      Monster Hunt 2
      5.4
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2018
    • Tzi Ma, Russell Wong, Tsai Chin, Godfrey Gao, and Clara Lee in The Jade Pendant (2017)
      The Jade Pendant
      5.7
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2017
    • Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
      Transformers: The Last Knight
      5.2
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2017
    • Demetrius Shipp Jr. in All Eyez on Me (2017)
      All Eyez on Me
      5.9
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2017
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • chief technical officer: Base FX
      • CTO: Base FX (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)
      Silence
      7.2
      • chief tactical officer: Base FX
      • 2016
    • Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon (2016)
      Deepwater Horizon
      7.1
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2016
    • The Night Of (2016)
      The Night Of
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • CTO: Base FX
      • 2016
    • David Costabile, James Badge Dale, Max Martini, Pablo Schreiber, Dominic Fumusa, and Alexia Barlier in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
      13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
      7.3
      • chief technical officer: Base FX
      • 2016
    • If I Can Dream (2010)
      If I Can Dream
      6.2
      TV Series
      • network administrator: Reliam
      • 2010

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      Book: "Scythe Tleppo: My Survival of a Cult, Abandonment, Addiction and Homelessness". Dynasty Systems. ISBN 978-1-949629-00-2

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      Nathan's aunt is author Sharon Rich, who writes books about the Hollywood duo Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy.

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