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Nick Dudman(I)

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Nick Dudman
Nick Dudman and his team created the make-up effects and the magical animatronic creatures ( and the CG scanning models ) in all of the Harry Potter films, garnering Bafta nominations for the first four in the series, and also for the seventh.

The last Potter movie brought an Oscar Nomination,another Bafta Nomination and another Saturn Nomination. He won the Critics Choice award for Best Makeup for the final in the series, as well.

He won the Bafta for Best Visual Effects for "The Fifth Element", and in 2006 he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2007 he was presented with the Canadian Genie Award for Special Achievement in Make-Up for Beowulf and Grendel.

Having completed all three series of "Penny Dreadful" as Make-up Effects Designer, he was awarded a Bafta Craft Award for the first series, receiving an Emmy Nomination for all three seasons, three years in a row.

He is also developing a major TV Series, "The Saga of The Exiles", based on the best-selling series of "Pliocene Exile" science fiction / fantasy novels by Julian May.

In 2012 Nick Dudman was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the University of the Arts Bournemouth.

His latest project is as Makeup Effects and Creatures Designer on the Amazon / Legendary series "Carnival Row".
BornApril 30, 1958
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 35 nominations total

    Known for

    Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    The Fifth Element
    7.6
    • Special Effects
    • 1997
    Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    8.1
    • Makeup Department
    • 2011
    George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    6.5
    • Special Effects
    • 1999
    The Mummy (1999)
    The Mummy
    7.1
    • Special Effects
    • 1999

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    Makeup Department



    • Carnival Row (2019)
      Carnival Row
      7.7
      TV Series
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2019–2023
    • Sophie Okonedo, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Marcus Rutherford in The Wheel of Time (2021)
      The Wheel of Time
      7.2
      TV Series
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2021
    • Penny Dreadful (2014)
      Penny Dreadful
      8.2
      TV Series
      • prosthetics designer
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2014–2016
    • Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, and Tom Hiddleston in The Hollow Crown (2012)
      The Hollow Crown
      8.2
      TV Series
      • prosthetics consultant
      • 2016
    • Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts (2014)
      Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
      8.4
      Video
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2014
    • The Hogwarts Express (2014)
      The Hogwarts Express
      8.4
      Video
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2014
    • Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      8.1
      • special makeup effects
      • 2011
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
      7.7
      • special makeup designer
      • 2010
    • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
      7.6
      • creature effects supervisor
      • makeup designer
      • 2009
    • Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
      7.5
      • creature effects designer
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2007
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Clémence Poésy, Robert Pattinson, and Stanislav Yanevski in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
      Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
      7.7
      • creature effects designer
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2005
    • Gerard Butler in Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
      Beowulf & Grendel
      5.8
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2005
    • Batman Begins (2005)
      Batman Begins
      8.2
      • prosthetic effects artist
      • 2005
    • Julianna Margulies and Dylan McDermott in The Grid (2004)
      The Grid
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • prosthetics supplier
      • 2004
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
      Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
      7.9
      • special makeup designer
      • 2004

    Special Effects



    • Spark
      • effects consultant
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2016



    • Ben Whishaw in Paddington (2014)
      Paddington
      7.3
      • practical creature effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • Children of Men (2006)
      Children of Men
      7.9
      • animatronics supervisor
      • 2006
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Clémence Poésy, Robert Pattinson, and Stanislav Yanevski in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
      Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
      7.7
      • creature effects designer
      • 2005
    • Gerard Butler in Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
      Beowulf & Grendel
      5.8
      • creature effects designer
      • 2005
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
      Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
      7.9
      • creature effects designer
      • 2004
    • Rupert Grint, Toby Jones, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      7.5
      • creature effects designer
      • 2002
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
      Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
      6.6
      • creature effects supervisor: additional shooting crew
      • 2002
    • Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
      7.7
      • creature effects
      • 2001
    • Aks (2001)
      Aks
      5.8
      • prosthetics
      • 2001
    • Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Oded Fehr, Dwayne Johnson, Patricia Velasquez, and Arnold Vosloo in The Mummy Returns (2001)
      The Mummy Returns
      6.4
      • live-action creature effects supervisor
      • 2001
    • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
      Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
      6.5
      • live action creature effects supervisor
      • 1999
    • The Mummy (1999)
      The Mummy
      7.1
      • live action creature effects supervisor
      • 1999
    • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
      The Fifth Element
      7.6
      • creature design supervisor
      • 1997
    • Top Secret! (1984)
      Top Secret!
      7.2
      • animatronic technician
      • 1984
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
      The Dark Crystal
      7.1
      • foam latex technician (uncredited)
      • 1982

    Additional Crew



    • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm (2005)
      Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm
      7.6
      Video
      • source: photographs
      • 2005
    • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn (2005)
      Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn
      7.7
      Video
      • archive source
      • 2005
    • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City (2005)
      Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City
      7.5
      Video
      • source: photographs
      • 2005
    • Alien Blood (1999)
      Alien Blood
      2.2
      • special blood supplier
      • 1999
    • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
      The Fifth Element
      7.6
      • creature design supervisor
      • 1997
    • The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
      The Crucifer of Blood
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • prosthetics supervisor
      • 1991
    • Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)
      Willow
      7.2
      • creature supervisor
      • 1988
    • Dead of Winter (1987)
      Dead of Winter
      6.2
      • prosthetics and mannequin design
      • 1987

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      • Nicholas Dudman
    • Born
      • April 30, 1958
      • Surrey, England, UK
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      Invited to join AMPAS in 2006.

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      67 years old
    • When was Nick Dudman born?
      April 30, 1958
    • Where was Nick Dudman born?
      Surrey, England, UK
    • What is Nick Dudman known for?
      The Fifth Element, The Mummy, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    • How many awards has Nick Dudman won?
      7 awards

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