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Christopher Allen Nelson

Make-Up Department | Actor | Special Effects

Christopher Allen Nelson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15. While studying acting, he established himself as one of the top Special FX Make-up Artists in the industry, learning acting first hand from the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Jeremy Irons, Mike Myers, Robin Williams... See full bio »

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Christopher Allen Nelson
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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2013 Untitled Star Trek Sequel (special makeup effects artist) (post-production)
 
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man (special makeup effects artist) (completed)
 
2011 American Horror Story (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 8 episodes)
– Afterbirth (2011) (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
– Birth (2011) (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
– Smoldering Children (2011) (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
– Spooky Little Girl (2011) (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
– Rubber Man (2011) (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
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2011 The Cape (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 6 episodes)
– Razer (2011) (special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson)
– The Lich: Part 2 (2011) (special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson)
– The Lich: Part 1 (2011) (special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson)
– Dice (2011) (special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson)
– Scales (2011) (special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2010 Devil (special makeup effects artist)
 
2010 True Blood (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 1 episode)
– Beautifully Broken (2010) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2010 Alice in Wonderland (key artist: Legacy Effects - as Chris Nelson)
 
2009 The Stepfather (special makeup effects artist)
 
2009 Star Trek (special makeup effects artist)
 
2008 Mad Men (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 1 episode)
– The Benefactor (2008) (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2007 Rise: Blood Hunter (special makeup effects artist, special makeup supervisor)
 
2006 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (makeup artist: elves - as Chris Nelson)
 
2006 Nip/Tuck (TV series) (additional makeup artist - 1 episode)
– Conor McNamara (2006) (additional makeup artist - as Christopher Nelson)
 
2006 Comedy Hell (special makeup effects artist)
 
2006 Masters of Horror (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 1 episode)
– Sick Girl (2006) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2005 Hostel (on-set makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson)
 
2005 Serenity (key makeup artist: KNB EFX Group - as Christopher Nelson)
 
2005 Land of the Dead (special makeup effects artist: on-set - as Chris Nelson)
 
2005 Sin City (on-set special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson)
 
2005 Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (makeup effects artist)
 
2005 Constantine (special makeup effects artist)
 
2005 Cursed (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2004 Fat Albert (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2004 Exorcist: The Beginning (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson)
 
2004 Employee of the Month (special makeup effects: KNB EFX Group, Inc.: on-set application / on-set application, KNB EFX Group, Inc. - as Chris Nelson / as Chris Nelson)
 
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson)
 
2002 Ghost Ship (special makeup effects artist)
 
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos (special makeup effects supervisor - as Christopher Nelson)
 
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember (prosthetics makeup artist - as Christopher Nelson)
 
2002 Mr. Deeds (makeup designer - uncredited)
 
2002 Murder by Numbers (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2002 The Time Machine (makeup application: KNB EFX Group - as Christopher Nelson, special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2002 Big Fat Liar (special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson)
 
2001 A Beautiful Mind (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2001 Ali (special makeup effects artist)
 
2001 The Animal (special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson)
 
2000 Unbreakable (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2000 Little Nicky (special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson)
 
1995-2000 The Outer Limits (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 21 episodes)
– Nest (2000) (special makeup effects artist)
– Seeds of Destruction (2000) (special makeup effects artist)
– The Gun (2000) (special makeup effects artist)
– Stranded (1999) (special makeup effects artist)
– Déjà Vu (1999) (special makeup effects artist)
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1999 Magnolia (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1998-1999 Mercy Point (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 3 episodes)
– Persistence of Vision (1999) (special makeup effects artist)
– No Mercy (1999) (special makeup effects artist)
– Last Resort (1998) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson)
 
1998 Species II (special makeup effects artist)
 
1998 Sphere (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1997 Kiss the Girls (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1997 Men in Black (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1997 Nightwatch (prosthetic makeup department head: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc., special makeup effects artist)
 
1996 Bad Moon (special makeup effects artist)
 
1996 Bordello of Blood (effects makeup designer - as Christopher Nelson)
 
1996 The Dentist (special makeup effects artist)
 
1995 Crying Freeman (prosthetic makeup effects - as Christopher Nelson)
 
1995 The Granny (video) (makeup artist - as Christopher Nelson)
 
1995 The Surgeon (key technician: X.F.X., Inc. - as Chris Nelson)
 
1994 Night of the Demons 2 (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1993 Necronomicon: Book of Dead (special makeup effects artist)
 
1993 Return of the Living Dead III (special effects makeup - as Christopher Nelson)
 
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2011 Hollywoo
Prisonnier serbe
 
2011 God Bless America
Trooper
 
2011 ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
Max (as Christopher Nelson)
 
2009 Raising the Bar (TV series)
Tommy
– The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button (2009) … Tommy
 
2008 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust (TV mini-series)
Jacob
 
2008 Factory (TV series)
Don Mckenzie
 
2008 Vacancy 2: The First Cut (video)
Sheriff (as Chris Nelson)
 
2008/II Stiletto
Buzzcut
 
2008 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Unsub
– Limelight (2008) … Unsub
 
2008 1% (TV movie)
Tweaker
 
2007 The Rage
Larry (as Christopher Nelson)
 
2007 Rise: Blood Hunter
Officer
 
2007 Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
Captain
 
2006 The Dead Girl
Murray
 
2006 The Tripper
Gus/Reagan (as Chris Nelson)
 
2006 Weeds (TV series)
Mattias
– Bash (2006) … Mattias
 
2006 Comedy Hell
Motel Clerk
 
2006 The Lather Effect
Billy Idol Guy (uncredited)
 
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Officer D.A. Michaels / Officer Michaels
– Bodies in Motion (2005) … Officer D.A. Michaels
– Grave Danger: Volume 1 (2005) … Officer Michaels
 
2005 Hostel
Dutch Police Officer
 
2005 McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (TV movie)
Eddie (as Christopher Nelson)
 
2005 Land of the Dead
Veteran Soldier
 
2004 Cold Case (TV series)
Lester Hughes
– Daniela (2004) … Lester Hughes
 
2004 The Hillz
Kid
 
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Tommy Plympton (as Chris Nelson)
 
2004 Employee of the Month
Squeegy Man (as Chris Nelson)
 
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The Groom (uncredited)
 
2001 Ghosts of Mars
Demon Miner (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (12 titles)
2010 Endhiran (special effects makeup)
 
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (special effects makeup - as Chris Nelson)
 
2000 The Cell (special effects makeup - uncredited)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (project/set supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. - as Chris Nelson)
 
1998 Species II (key prosthetic effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. - as Chris Nelson)
 
1998 Phantoms (wargle effects supervisor: Steve Johnson's X.F.X. Inc.)
 
1997 The Shining (TV mini-series) (special effects technician - 3 episodes)
– Episode #1.3 (1997) (special effects technician)
– Episode #1.2 (1997) (special effects technician)
– Episode #1.1 (1997) (special effects technician)
 
1996 The Dentist (special effects: Brooke)
 
1994 The Stand (TV mini-series) (special effects technician - 4 episodes)
– The Stand (1994) (special effects technician)
– The Betrayal (1994) (special effects technician)
– The Dreams (1994) (special effects technician)
– The Plague (1994) (special effects technician)
 
1993 Necronomicon: Book of Dead (wail safe creature supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc.)
 
1993 Freaked (special effects technician)
 
1993 The Temp (special effects makeup)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (puppeteer)
 
1998 Species II (puppeteer - as Christopher Nelson)
 
1993 Return of the Living Dead III (creator: prosthetic effects - as Christopher Nelson)
 

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Alternate Names:

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6' 4" (1.93 m)