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Greg Nicotero
COSTUME & MAKE-UP

Greg Nicotero

Known for The Walking Dead · Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood · The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Gregory “Greg” Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, and television producer and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film “Day of the Dead” (1985), under the tutelage of Romero and make-up effects veteran Tom Savini.

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Born
Mar 15, 1963
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Costume & Make-Up

Biography

Gregory “Greg” Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, and television producer and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film “Day of the Dead” (1985), under the tutelage of Romero and make-up effects veteran Tom Savini.

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Known For

TVThe Walking Dead
The Walking DeadWalker (uncredited) · 2010
★ 8.1
MOVIEOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodMakeup Effects Designer · 2019
★ 7.4
MOVIEThe Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Makeup Effects · 2014
★ 6.6
TVFear the Walking Dead
Fear the Walking DeadExecutive Producer · 2015
★ 7.6
TVMare of Easttown
Mare of EasttownSpecial Effects Supervisor · 2021
★ 8.2
TVThe Walking Dead: Dead City
The Walking Dead: Dead CityConsulting Producer · 2023
★ 7.9

Filmography

Movies

Day of the DeadJohnson
1985
Invasion U.S.A.Special Effects Makeup Artist
1985
From BeyondSpecial Effects
1986
Night of the CreepsExtra (uncredited)
1986
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror EffectsHimself
1986
Creepshow 2Makeup Effects
1987
Evil Dead IIThe Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
1987
Evil Dead IIMakeup Effects
1987
Monkey ShinesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream ChildVisual Effects Supervisor
1989
DeepStar SixCreature Effects Technical Director
1989
Gorgon Video MagazineSelf
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersGuy In Gas Station
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersMakeup Effects Designer
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersSpecial Effects Supervisor
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1989
IntruderTownie in Car
1989
IntruderSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1989
The Horror ShowSpecial Effects
1989
The Horror ShowSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1989
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIIMakeup Supervisor
1990
MiserySpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1990
Tales from the Darkside: The MovieMakeup Effects
1990
Children of the NightSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1991
From Dusk Til DawnMakeup Effects Designer
1991
From Dusk Til DawnSpecial Effects
1991
The People Under the StairsMakeup Supervisor
1991
Dr. GigglesMakeup Effects
1992
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1992
The Nutt HouseSecond Unit Director
1992
Body BagsMan with Dog
1993
Body BagsMakeup Effects
1993
Body BagsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1993
Cyborg 2Special Effects Makeup Artist
1993
DoppelgangerSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1993
SkinnerSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1993
TicksSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1993
Citizen XMakeup Effects
1995
Darkman II: The Return of DurantMakeup Effects
1995
GalaxisMakeup Supervisor
1995
Lord of IllusionsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1995
Never Talk to StrangersProsthetics
1995
Tales from the HoodSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1995
The DemolitionistElevator Punk
1995
From Dusk Till DawnSex Machine's Buddy
1996
From Dusk Till DawnStunts
1996
Boogie NightsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1997
The Night FlierMakeup Effects
1997
WishmasterMakeup Effects Designer
1997
Black Cat RunSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1998
Full Tilt BoogieSelf
1998
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood MoneySpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1999
House on Haunted HillRollercoaster Technician (uncredited)
1999
The Men Behind the ArmySelf
1999
CrocodileCreature Technical Director
2000
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2000
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the MerrierSelf
2000
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the MerrierCamera Operator
2000
UnbreakableMakeup Effects
2000
Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2001
Ghosts of MarsMakeup Effects
2001
Ghosts of MarsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2001
Spy KidsMakeup Effects
2001
Thir13en GhostsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2001
Vanilla SkyMakeup Supervisor
2001
Bubba Ho-tepSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2002
Pulp Fiction: The FactsSelf - KNB Effects
2002
The Rules of AttractionMakeup Artist
2002
Kill Bill: Vol. 1Special Effects Makeup Artist
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1Makeup Effects
2003
The Many Days of Day of the DeadSelf
2003
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'Self
2003
Comic Book: The MovieGreg Nicotero
2004
Ginger Snaps 2: UnleashedSpecial Effects
2004
Ginger Snaps Back: The BeginningSpecial Effects
2004
Ginger Snaps Back: The BeginningSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His MoviesSelf
2004
Riding the BulletSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2004
Becoming a WerewolfGreg Nicotero
2005
CursedMan Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)
2005
CursedMakeup Effects Designer
2005
Dance of the DeadSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2005
Dominion: Prequel to The ExorcistSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2005
DO
Dream of the DeadSelf
2005
Dreams in the Witch HouseSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2005
JeniferSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2005
Land of the DeadBridgekeeper Zombie
2005
Reservoir Dogs RevisitedSelf
2005
The Adventures of Sharkboy and LavagirlMakeup Effects
2005
Cemetery GatesStoner Dude Michael
2006
ChocolateSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
Deer WomanSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
DesperationSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
DesperationAnimatronic and Prosthetic Effects
2006
Déjà VuSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
FamilySpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf
2006
Halloween: 25 Years of TerrorSelf
2006
Pick Me UpSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
The Damned ThingSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
The Hills Have EyesCyst
2006
The Hills Have EyesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningMakeup Effects
2006
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningMakeup Supervisor
2006
The V WordSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
Valerie on the StairsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2006
Working with a Master: John CarpenterSelf
2006
Bloodsucking CinemaSelf
2007
Death ProofSpecial Effects
2007
Death ProofMakeup Effects Designer
2007
Diary of the DeadZombie Surgeon
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a PrequelSelf
2007
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil DeadSelf
2007
Planet TerrorSpecial Effects
2007
Planet TerrorSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2007
The Great DebatersSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2007
The HitcherMakeup Designer
2007
The MistSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2007
The MistSecond Unit Director
2007
The ReapingSpecial Effects Supervisor
2007
We All Scream for Ice CreamSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2007
W
WretchedSpecial Effects
2007
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXExecutive Producer
2008
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the CrustMakeup Effects Guy #3
2008
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack PierceSelf
2008
MirrorsGuy Playing Pool (uncredited)
2008
MirrorsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2008
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The MistSelf
2008
TH
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The MistSelf
2008
TM
The Mist: Taming the Beast — The Making of Scene 35Himself
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of The MistSelf (archive footage)
2008
ZombiemaniaHimself - Makeup Artist
2008
Creating the DeaditesSelf
2009
Drag Me to HellSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2009
Inglourious BasterdsGestapo Major (uncredited)
2009
Inglourious BasterdsMakeup Effects
2009
MonsterlandSelf
2009
The Final DestinationMakeup Effects
2009
The Last House on the LeftMakeup Effects Designer
2009
The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf
2009
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie MomentsSelf
2010
Edge of DarknessMakeup Effects
2010
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thSelf
2010
Piranha 3DBoat Captain
2010
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake MonsterSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2010
The Book of EliMakeup Effects
2010
The Boy Who Cried WerewolfMakeup Effects Designer
2010
The Making of The Walking DeadSelf
2010
TS
The Splat PackSelf
2010
The United Monster Talent AgencyDirector
2010
The United Monster Talent AgencyWriter
2010
The United Monster Talent AgencyProducer
2010
A Very Harold & Kumar ChristmasMakeup Effects
2011
Bob Burns' Hollywood HaloweenSelf
2011
Bob Burns' Hollywood HaloweenExecutive Producer
2011
Fright NightMakeup Effects Designer
2011
I Am Number FourMakeup Designer
2011
Nightmare FactorySelf
2011
PaulSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2011
PriestMakeup Effects
2011
PriestMakeup Designer
2011
Slashed Prices: The Making of IntruderSelf
2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the WorldSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the WorldMakeup Effects
2011
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'Self
2011
Water for ElephantsKey Makeup Artist
2011
Django UnchainedMakeup Effects
2012
Django UnchainedEffects Supervisor
2012
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerSelf
2012
HitchcockMakeup Effects
2012
ManiacSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2012
SavagesMakeup Effects
2012
Seven PsychopathsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2012
Seven PsychopathsMakeup Effects
2012
The GreyAnimatronic and Prosthetic Effects
2012
The GreySpecial Effects Key Makeup Artist
2012
The GreyMakeup Effects
2012
The Man with the Iron FistsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2012
The Man with the Iron FistsMakeup Effects
2012
The Odd Life of Timothy GreenEffects Supervisor
2012
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thSelf
2013
Lone SurvivorMakeup Effects
2013
Movie 43Makeup Effects
2013
Oz the Great and PowerfulMakeup Effects
2013
Pain & GainProject Manager
2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of FilmmakingSelf
2013
Texas Chainsaw 3DMakeup Effects
2013
TW
The Walking Dead: A Decade of DeadSelf
2013
This Is the EndMakeup Effects
2013
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey ShinesHimself
2014
Doc of the DeadSelf
2014
GalyntineDirector
2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForMakeup Effects
2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Makeup Effects
2014
The Green InfernoMakeup Effects
2014
The InterviewMakeup Effects
2014
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf
2015
FanarchySelf
2015
GravyMakeup Effects
2015
InsurgentMakeup Effects
2015
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"Self
2015
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"Still Photographer
2015
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom SaviniSelf
2015
The Hateful EightMakeup Effects
2015
The ProgramMakeup Designer
2015
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the DamnedSelf
2016
Long Live the Kinghimself
2016
Patriots DayMakeup Effects
2016
WithinMakeup Effects
2016
Amityville: The AwakeningMakeup Effects
2017
Thank You for Your ServiceMakeup Effects Designer
2017
AlphaMakeup Artist
2018
Alita: Battle AngelMakeup Effects Designer
2019
Captive StateHunter Puppeteer
2019
Captive StateSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieProsthetic Makeup Artist
2019
In Search of DarknessSelf
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmSelf
2019
Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodMakeup Effects Designer
2019
A Creepshow Animated SpecialDirector
2020
A Creepshow Animated SpecialTeleplay
2020
A Creepshow Holiday SpecialDirector
2020
A Creepshow Holiday SpecialWriter
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish FablesHimself
2020
Tales of the UncannySelf
2020
Werewolf by NightMakeup Effects Designer
2022
Attack of the Doc!Self
2023
King on ScreenSelf
2023
Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to HellSelf
2024
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf
2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryConsulting Producer
2025
Queens of the DeadProsthetic Makeup Artist
2025
BiohazardMakeup Artist
2026
Robot DraculaGreg
2026
The Thing ExpandedSelf
2026
EO
Evolution of the Species: Predators RebornSelf
Green BankMakeup Effects Designer
La Noche de RomeroHimself
LullabyMakeup Effects Designer
The Slashin' of the ChristProducer

Television

The OsbournesSelf · 1 eps
2002
30 Even Scarier Movie MomentsSelf · 2 eps
2007
The Walking DeadWalker (uncredited) · 1 eps
2010
The Walking DeadAgatha’s Walker (uncredited) · 1 eps
2010
The Walking DeadDream Whisperer (uncredited) · 1 eps
2010
The Walking DeadDirector
2010
The Walking DeadMakeup Effects
2010
The Walking DeadCo-Executive Producer
2010
The Walking DeadConsulting Producer
2010
The Walking DeadExecutive Producer
2010
The Walking DeadSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2010
Talking DeadSelf · 3 eps
2011
Talking DeadExecutive Producer · 1 eps
2011
Talking Dead1 eps
2011
The Walking Dead: WebisodesDirector
2011
The Walking Dead: WebisodesWriter
2011
Fear the Walking DeadExecutive Producer
2015
Geeking OutSelf · 1 eps
2016
Ride with Norman ReedusSelf · 1 eps
2016
Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf · 9 eps
2018
James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelf · 1 eps
2018
CreepshowExecutive Producer
2019
CreepshowDirector
2019
CreepshowStory
2019
CreepshowWriter
2019
CreepshowTeleplay
2019
CreepshowCreator
2019
Dead Talk LiveSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2020
The Walking Dead: World BeyondConsulting Producer
2020
Mare of EasttownSpecial Effects Supervisor
2021
The Last Drive-in: The Walking DeadSelf · 3 eps
2021
Tales of the Walking DeadCasting Producer
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf · 8 eps
2022
The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonExecutive Producer
2023
The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2023
The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonDirector
2023
The Walking Dead: Dead CityConsulting Producer
2023
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2024
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveExecutive Producer
2024
Guts & GlorySelf - Host · 6 eps
2025
Guts & GloryCreator
2025
Cape FearSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2026
B
BannermanExecutive Producer

Photos

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