Nicholas Birmingham – BlueBolt

Head of 3D & Creative Director

Nicholas Birmingham is an experienced CG Supervisor with credits spanning major feature films and episodic productions including Ridley Scott’s Napoleon; The Last Kingdom (Carnival Films/Netflix) and Fast X (Universal). Nicholas is a Partner of BlueBolt and is responsible for leading the studio’s creative vision as co-Creative Director.

Nicholas has been a core member of BlueBolt since 2014, when he joined as 3D Lead and was part of the team that received an Emmy nomination for Taboo (Scott Free/BBC). Since then he has overseen high-profile projects from War and Peace (BBC); five series of The Last Kingdom; seasons one and two of The Great (Hulu/MRC) to Robert Eggers’ The Northman. He recently completed production on HBO’s True Detective: Night Country. Nicholas was appointed Creative Director and joined the BlueBolt Board of Directors as a co-owner in 2023.

Prior to joining BlueBolt Nicholas spent ten years at MPC and Cinesite as CG artist and Supervisor working on feature films including Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix; Quantum of Solace (Eon Productions); Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven; Clash Of The Titans and Danny Boyle’s Sunshine.”

About BlueBolt

BlueBolt is an award-winning, independent visual effects studio based in London. Its talented team has been crafting exceptional images for film and high-end episodic since 2009.

BlueBolt partners with its clients from the earliest stages of production, guiding the on-set supervision of projects through post to final delivery and prides itself on a straightforward, meticulous approach.

Co-founded fifteen years ago by CEO Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor and Creative Director Angela Barson, BlueBolt has a thriving, supportive culture that fosters talent and innovation.

BlueBolt’s creative work began with Game Of Thrones season one (HBO), going on to span five seasons of Peaky Blinders (BBC/TigerAspect); the entire series of The Last Kingdom and the feature-length special finale Seven Kings Must Die (Carnival Films/Netflix) in addition to film and episodic productions including three seasons of The Great (Hulu); Robert Eggers’ The Northman; Taboo (Scott Free/BBC); The Peripheral (Amazon); Mission Impossible (Paramount); Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and Fast X (Universal).