Christopher Nelson is an American make-up artist, VFX artist, writer and actor. He is perhaps best known for his makeup and stylings for films such as Halloween, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Sin City, Thor: The Dark World, The Amazing Spider-Man, World War Z, Deadpool and Suicide Squad, to name a few. Some of them have earned him numerous awards and nominations.
Appearances[]
| Film | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween | 1978 | Cop with Brownies |
Notes and trivia[]
- He won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special for American Horror Story: Freak Show, and for Suicide Squad, he received an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at 89th Academy Awards.[1][2]
- On May 21, 2021, the official Twitter account for the Halloween franchise mentioned how, with Halloween Kills opening in 147 days, they hosted a #FlashbackFriday which included a deep dive with FX designer and department head Christopher Nelson on this day.[3]
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External links[]
Christopher Nelson on the Internet Movie Database
Christopher Nelson (@cnelsonfx) on Instagram
Christopher Nelson on Wikipedia