Greg Nicotero
Born: 1963-03-15 in 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.
Filmography
2026
- Cape Fear ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Thing Expanded as Self
2025
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self
- Queens of the Dead ... (Prosthetic Makeup Artist)
- Guts & Glory as Self - Host
2024
- The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell as Self
2023
- The Walking Dead: Dead City ... (Consulting Producer)
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- King on Screen as Self
- Attack of the Doc! as Self
2022
- Werewolf by Night ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- Tales of the Walking Dead ... (Casting Producer)
- The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time as Self
2021
- Mare of Easttown ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- The Last Drive-in: The Walking Dead as Self
2020
- The Walking Dead: World Beyond ... (Consulting Producer)
- Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
- In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
- A Creepshow Holiday Special ... (Director)
- A Creepshow Animated Special ... (Director)
- Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables as Himself
2019
- Creepshow ... (Executive Producer)
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- Alita: Battle Angel ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie ... (Prosthetic Makeup Artist)
- Captive State as Hunter Puppeteer
- Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film as Self
- In Search of Darkness as Self
2018
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction as Self
- Alpha ... (Makeup Artist)
2017
- Amityville: The Awakening ... (Makeup Effects)
- Thank You for Your Service ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
2016
- Patriots Day ... (Makeup Effects)
- Ride with Norman Reedus as Self
- Geeking Out as Self
- Within ... (Makeup Effects)
- Long Live the King as himself
- It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned as Self
2015
- Fear the Walking Dead ... (Executive Producer)
- The Hateful Eight ... (Makeup Effects)
- Insurgent ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Program ... (Makeup Designer)
- Fanarchy as Self
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex as Self
- Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini as Self
- Gravy ... (Makeup Effects)
- Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" as Self
2014
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ... (Makeup Effects)
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Interview ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Green Inferno ... (Makeup Effects)
- Doc of the Dead as Self
- Galyntine ... (Director)
- An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines as Himself
2013
- Lone Survivor ... (Makeup Effects)
- This Is the End ... (Makeup Effects)
- Texas Chainsaw 3D ... (Makeup Effects)
- Movie 43 ... (Makeup Effects)
- Oz the Great and Powerful ... (Makeup Effects)
- Pain & Gain ... (Project Manager)
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self
- The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead as Self
2012
- Django Unchained ... (Makeup Effects)
- Seven Psychopaths ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Grey ... (Special Effects Key Makeup Artist)
- Savages ... (Makeup Effects)
- Hitchcock ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Man with the Iron Fists ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green ... (Effects Supervisor)
- Maniac ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger as Self
2011
- Talking Dead as Self
- I Am Number Four ... (Makeup Designer)
- Paul ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Priest ... (Makeup Effects)
- Water for Elephants ... (Key Makeup Artist)
- Fright Night ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- Spy Kids: All the Time in the World ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Walking Dead: Webisodes ... (Director)
- The Walking Dead: Torn Apart ... (Director)
- Nightmare Factory as Self
- Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2' as Self
- Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder as Self
- Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween as Self
2010
- The Walking Dead as Walker (uncredited)
- The Book of Eli ... (Makeup Effects)
- Edge of Darkness ... (Makeup Effects)
- Piranha 3D as Boat Captain
- Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th as Self
- The United Monster Talent Agency ... (Director)
- Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- The Splat Pack as Self
2009
- Inglourious Basterds as Gestapo Major (uncredited)
- The Final Destination ... (Makeup Effects)
- Drag Me to Hell ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Last House on the Left ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- The Shark Is Still Working as Self
- Monsterland as Self
- Creating the Deadites as Self
2008
- Mirrors as Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
- Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust as Makeup Effects Guy #3
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self (archive footage)
- Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' as Self
- He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce as Self
- The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist as Self
- The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 as Himself
- Zombiemania as Himself - Makeup Artist
2007
- The Mist ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Death Proof ... (Special Effects)
- Planet Terror ... (Special Effects)
- Diary of the Dead as Zombie Surgeon
- The Great Debaters ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Hitcher ... (Makeup Designer)
- The Reaping ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments as Self
- Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel as Self
- We All Scream for Ice Cream ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Wretched ... (Special Effects)
- One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead as Self
- Bloodsucking Cinema as Self
2006
- The Hills Have Eyes as Cyst
- Déjà Vu ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning ... (Makeup Effects)
- Deer Woman ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Desperation ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Valerie on the Stairs ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Cemetery Gates as Stoner Dude Michael
- The Damned Thing ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film as Self
- Pick Me Up ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Family ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Working with a Master: John Carpenter as Self
- Halloween: 25 Years of Terror as Self
- Chocolate ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The V Word ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2005
- Land of the Dead as Bridgekeeper Zombie
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl ... (Makeup Effects)
- Cursed as Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)
- Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Jenifer ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Dreams in the Witch House ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Dance of the Dead ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Reservoir Dogs Revisited as Self
- Becoming a Werewolf as Greg Nicotero
2004
- Riding the Bullet ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed ... (Special Effects)
- Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning ... (Special Effects)
- John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies as Self
- Comic Book: The Movie as Greg Nicotero
2003
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' as Self
- The Many Days of Day of the Dead as Self
2002
- The Osbournes as Self
- The Rules of Attraction ... (Makeup Artist)
- Bubba Ho-tep ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Pulp Fiction: The Facts as Self - KNB Effects
2001
- Vanilla Sky ... (Makeup Supervisor)
- Thir13en Ghosts ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Spy Kids ... (Makeup Effects)
- Ghosts of Mars ... (Makeup Effects)
- Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2000
- Unbreakable ... (Makeup Effects)
- From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Crocodile ... (Creature Technical Director)
- The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier as Self
1999
- House on Haunted Hill as Rollercoaster Technician (uncredited)
- From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Men Behind the Army as Self
1998
- Full Tilt Boogie as Self
- Black Cat Run ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1997
- Boogie Nights ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Wishmaster ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- The Night Flier ... (Makeup Effects)
1996
- From Dusk Till Dawn as Sex Machine's Buddy
1995
- Citizen X ... (Makeup Effects)
- Tales from the Hood ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Lord of Illusions ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Never Talk to Strangers ... (Prosthetics)
- Darkman II: The Return of Durant ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Demolitionist as Elevator Punk
- Galaxis ... (Makeup Supervisor)
1993
- Ticks ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Cyborg 2 ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Body Bags as Man with Dog
- Doppelganger ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Skinner ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1992
- Dr. Giggles ... (Makeup Effects)
- Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Nutt House ... (Second Unit Director)
1991
- The People Under the Stairs ... (Makeup Supervisor)
- Children of the Night ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- From Dusk Til Dawn ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
1990
- Misery ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III ... (Makeup Supervisor)
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie ... (Makeup Effects)
1989
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Guy In Gas Station
- The Horror Show ... (Special Effects)
- DeepStar Six ... (Creature Effects Technical Director)
- Intruder as Townie in Car
- Gorgon Video Magazine as Self
1988
- Monkey Shines ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1987
- Evil Dead II as The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
- Creepshow 2 ... (Makeup Effects)
1986
- Night of the Creeps as Extra (uncredited)
- From Beyond ... (Special Effects)
- Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects as Himself
1985
- Day of the Dead as Johnson
- Invasion U.S.A. ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)