Nicholas Cross

Nicholas Cross is an accomplished lighting professional with extensive experience in the visual effects industry. Currently serving as a Lighting Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic since November 2020, Nicholas has contributed to high-profile projects such as "Wicked" (2024) and previously held roles as Lead Lighting Technical Director on "Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny" (2023) and "The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power" (2024). Prior to this, Nicholas worked at Sony Pictures Imageworks from February 2018 to August 2020, contributing to several major films including "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" (2018) and "Mulan" (2020). Additional experience includes positions at Animal Logic, Iloura, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, Luma Pictures, and Weta Digital, showcasing a diverse skill set in lighting and digital artistry across multiple acclaimed projects. Nicholas holds a Master’s degree in Animation from the University of Technology Sydney and a Bachelor’s degree in Design Computing from the University of Sydney.