Glenn Derry

Glenn Derry is the President of Production Technology at the AGBO production company. For over two decades, Glenn has been one of Hollywood's leading technological innovators. His role as the chief architect behind James Cameron's Avatar introduced the concept of "virtual production” to the film and gaming industries. He has puppeteered animatronic dinosaurs, fast roped from military helicopters, and built and sold 2 companies. In 2020, Glenn earned an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Technical Achievement Award for the Technoprops Facial Capture system, which remains the gold standard hardware for creating realistic facial motion in digital characters.  He has worked on dozens of feature films and AAA video game titles over his career so far; highlights include The Jungle Book, Real Steel, and Minority Report.

Glenn Derry is known for work in crew across film and television. New Release currently presents 6 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010), Minority Report (2002), Daredevil (2003), Garfield (2004), Jersey Boys (2014), Wild Horses (2013). The recorded credits span 2002 to 2014, including 6 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.