05/05/2026
Please welcome our next special guest to Lodi Comic Con Spring, presented by Utility Telecom on May 9-10, 2026 at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds - C. Andrew Nelson!
C. Andrew Nelson is an award winning artist, actor, writer, producer, director and public speaker. Andrew spent four years as a visual effects artist at Industrial Light & Magic with credits that include Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Galaxy Quest, Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, The Perfect Storm, Jurassic Park III, The Time Machine, and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
Prior to joining ILM, Andrew worked nearly six years at LucasArts Entertainment Company where he served as a visual effects supervisor. At LucasArts he helped create and design such popular games as Dark Forces, Rebel Assault II, Full Throttle, The Dig, Jedi Knight, Curse of Monkey Island, Masters of Teras Kasi, Shadows of the Empire, Rogue Squadron, and Indiana Jones & the Infernal Machine. Andrew has worked extensively with sister companies Lucasfilm Ltd., Lucas Learning, Lucas Licensing, and THX.
Andrew is probably best known for having portrayed the character of Darth Vader for film, television, games, commercials, print, and live appearances including the Special Edition re-release of the original Star Wars trilogy as well as in the Rebel Assault II and Dark Forces games from LucasArts. With over twelve years as the iconic Dark Lord, he has managed to spend more time in the official Vader costume than any other actor.
Beyond his tenure with the Lucas companies, C. Andrew Nelson has been a consulting VFX supervisor and art director for some of the top effects, animation, and post-production facilities in the world. His credits include Rocky Balboa, The Last Mimzy, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Rush Hour 3, Enchanted, The Kite Runner, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Jumper, and Race to Witch Mountain. Andrew also served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Visual Effects Society.