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Gary J. Tunnicliffe

  • Make-Up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Actor
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Gary J. Tunnicliffe
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Gary J. Tunnicliffe has been working in the film industry since 1989, primarily designing and creating special make up effects on over 130 feature films including entries on many of the most well known 'horror genre' franchises (Hellraiser, Halloween, Candyman, Scream, Exorcist, Blade, Feast, Prophecy, Mimic, Scary Movie, The Collector etc)

He is especially known for crafting elaborate and shocking death sequences which earned him the nickname 'The Hollywood Assassin'

At the age of 27 he wrote and directed his first feature, the science fiction horror film "Within The Rock' for producer Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, Walk The Line) since then he has directed multiple feature films including the acclaimed Hellraiser Judgment and has directed actors including Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase, Dakota Fanning, Chloe Grace Moretz, Lynne Redgrave, Katy Segal, Howie Mandel, Wallace Shawn and James earl Jones

He also written several produced screenplays, produced, directed 2nd unit, acted, performed stunts and puppeteered on a host of different projects.

Based in Los Angeles he still creates effects, special props and promotional pieces for film, tv and stage and has a design studio in Northridge, just minutes away from Hollywood.
BornFebruary 27, 1968
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BornFebruary 27, 1968
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Feast (2005)
    Feast
    6.2
    • Makeup Department
    • 2005
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Blade
    7.1
    • Makeup Department("Frost's Death")
    • 1998
    Colin Ford and Chloë Grace Moretz in Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
    Jack and the Beanstalk
    4.6
    • Special Effects(and supervisor)
    • 2009
    Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    6.5
    • Makeup Department
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Makeup Department



    • Corporate Retreat
      • make up effects designer
      • Post-production



    • Black Spines (2024)
      Black Spines
      6.9
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2024
    • Dark Harvest (2023)
      Dark Harvest
      5.5
      • Sawtooth Makeup Artist/Vincent Van Dyke Effects
      • 2023
    • Olivia O'Neill and Lidya Jewett in The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
      The Exorcist: Believer
      4.8
      • make up effects: Vincent Van Dyke (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Baby Blue (2023)
      Baby Blue
      4.7
      • special effects makeup designer: and artist
      • 2023
    • Jerry O'Connell and Bailee Madison in Play Dead (2022)
      Play Dead
      5.2
      • special effects makeup designer
      • 2022
    • Lindsay Watson in The Wind & the Reckoning (2022)
      The Wind & the Reckoning
      7.2
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022
    • Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Vinnie Jones, Nicholas Braun, Lenora Crichlow, and Leven Rambin in The Big Ugly (2020)
      The Big Ugly
      5.1
      • special effects makeup department head
      • special effects makeup designer
      • 2020
    • Thom Niemann in Trick (2019)
      Trick
      4.9
      • special make up effects designer
      • 2019
    • Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo, and Margaret Qualley in Donnybrook (2018)
      Donnybrook
      5.4
      • makeup special effects department head
      • makeup special effects designer
      • 2018
    • Topher Grace in Delirium (2018)
      Delirium
      5.7
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2018
    • Sean Patrick Flanery, Eric Balfour, Luke Massy, Nick Stevenson, Cherilyn Wilson, and Romen L. McPherson in Agenda: Payback (2018)
      Agenda: Payback
      4.1
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2018
    • Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)
      Hellraiser: Judgment
      4.3
      Video
      • special makeup creator
      • special makeup designer
      • special makeup effects crew: Two Hours In The Dark
      • 2018
    • The Hatred (2017)
      The Hatred
      3.6
      • makeup fx designer
      • 2017
    • Keep Watching (2017)
      Keep Watching
      4.3
      • special makeup effects and mask designer
      • 2017
    • Claire Dellamar in Jezebel (2017)
      Jezebel
      5.7
      Short
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2017

    Special Effects



    • Q.
      • special effects makeup
      • Pre-production



    • Keep Coming Back (2024)
      Keep Coming Back
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2024
    • Colin Ford and Chloë Grace Moretz in Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
      Jack and the Beanstalk
      4.6
      • designer: and supervisor
      • 2009
    • Paradise Lost (2006)
      Paradise Lost
      4.2
      • special effects
      • 2006
    • Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (2006)
      Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • special effects makeup designer
      • 2006
    • Tara Reid in Incubus (2006)
      Incubus
      3.0
      • special effects supervisor (as Gary Tunnicliffe)
      • 2006
    • Nansi Aluka in A Through M (2006)
      A Through M
      4.3
      Short
      • special effects makeup
      • 2006
    • Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
      Hellraiser: Hellworld
      4.2
      Video
      • creature effects designer and creator
      • 2005
    • Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
      Hellraiser: Deader
      4.3
      Video
      • creature special effects designer: Two Hours in the Dark
      • 2005
    • Northfork (2003)
      Northfork
      6.2
      • special effects (as Gary Tunnicliffe)
      • 2003
    • Megalodon (2002)
      Megalodon
      2.9
      Video
      • creature effects
      • 2002
    • Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
      Hellraiser: Inferno
      5.4
      Video
      • makeup effects: created by
      • 2000
    • Christopher Walken in Sleepy Hollow (1999)
      Sleepy Hollow
      7.3
      • effects supervisor: KYP UK crew (as Gary Tunnicliffe)
      • 1999
    • Casper Van Dien and Jane March in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
      Tarzan and the Lost City
      4.0
      • special ape suit effects
      • 1998
    • Wishmaster (1997)
      Wishmaster
      5.9
      • mechanics: Image Animation International
      • 1997
    • Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996)
      Children of the Corn: The Gathering
      4.3
      Video
      • makeup effects artist
      • 1996

    Actor



    • Thom Niemann in Trick (2019)
      Trick
      4.9
      • Principal
      • 2019
    • Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)
      Hellraiser: Judgment
      4.3
      Video
      • The Auditor
      • 2018
    • Ksenia Solo in Pet (2016)
      Pet
      5.7
      • Homeless Guy
      • 2016
    • Dinoshark (2010)
      Dinoshark
      3.1
      TV Movie
      • Jeremy Long (as Gary Tunnicliffe)
      • 2010
    • Colin Ford and Chloë Grace Moretz in Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
      Jack and the Beanstalk
      4.6
      • Dobbytok
      • Nervous Lumberjack (voice)
      • 2009
    • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
      The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
      4.8
      • Security Guard #2
      • 2007
    • Feast (2005)
      Feast
      6.2
      • Mama Beast (as Gary Tunnicliffe)
      • 2005
    • Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
      Hellraiser: Hellworld
      4.2
      Video
      • Bound Cenobite (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Rutger Hauer, Jason Scott Lee, Roy Scheider, and Diane Neal in Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
      Dracula III: Legacy
      4.6
      Video
      • Tommy
      • 2005
    • Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
      Hellraiser: Deader
      4.3
      Video
      • Reporter at the Start (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • No More Souls: One Last Slice of Sensation (2004)
      No More Souls: One Last Slice of Sensation
      5.7
      Video
      • Old Pinhead
      • 2004
    • Mimic: Sentinel (2003)
      Mimic: Sentinel
      4.2
      Video
      • Mimic Bug #2 (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Megalodon (2002)
      Megalodon
      2.9
      Video
      • Grady Harper
      • 2002
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Tyra Banks, Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, and Sean Patrick Thomas in Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
      Halloween: Resurrection
      3.9
      • Officer (as Gary Tunnicliffe)
      • 2002
    • Gerard Butler in Dracula 2000 (2000)
      Dracula 2000
      4.9
      • Dead Londoner (uncredited)
      • 2000

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos3

    Pet
    Trailer 2:09
    Pet
    Pet
    Trailer 2:19
    Pet
    Pet
    Trailer 2:19
    Pet
    Hansel & Gretel
    Trailer 1:01
    Hansel & Gretel

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Garry Tuncliffe
    • Born
      • February 27, 1968
      • Burntwood, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Georgiana Pana TunnicliffeNovember 8, 2006 - present (separated)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Tunnicliffe was involved with the Hellraiser series from 1993 to 2015. Constructed the famed Lament Configuration puzzle boxes for part 3, became make up effects designer for parts 4,5,6,7,8 and 10, applied the famous Pinhead prosthetic make up over 140 times all over the world including Los Angeles, New York, Florida, Montreal, Vancouver,Toronto and Romania. On various installments was a story consultant, prop creator, costume designer, actor, writer and director. Wrote, financed and directed the highly acclaimed Hellraiser short film 'No More Souls' (2004) and the 10th feature length Hellraiser : Judgment (2017) - which although made for just $350k regularly appears in critics and fans top 3-5 Hellraiser film rankings.

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