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Joe Colwell

  • Make-Up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Additional Crew
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Joe Colwell is known for Mortal Kombat (1995), Army of the Dead (2021) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Mortal Kombat (1995)
    Mortal Kombat
    5.8
    • Special Effects
    • 1995
    Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
    Army of the Dead
    5.8
    • Makeup Department(Fractured FX)
    • 2021
    Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • Art Department
    • 1996
    Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
    G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    5.7
    • Special Effects(Illusion Industries)
    • 2013

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    Makeup Department

    • The First Omen (2024)
      The First Omen
      6.5
      • special makeup effects: Morot FX Studio
      • 2024
    • Olivia O'Neill and Lidya Jewett in The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
      The Exorcist: Believer
      4.8
      • fabricator/lab technician (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
      Army of the Dead
      5.8
      • key artist & technician: Fractured FX
      • 2021
    • Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition (2021)
      Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition
      Video Game
      • assistant spfx make-up
      • 2021
    • Reg E. Cathey, Patrick Fugit, and Madeleine McGraw in Outcast (2016)
      Outcast
      7.3
      TV Series
      • key special effects artist
      • 2017
    • Bonnie Aarons and Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
      The Conjuring 2
      7.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2016
    • Michelle Monaghan in Fort Bliss (2014)
      Fort Bliss
      6.4
      • shop supervisor
      • 2014
    • Thomas Kretschmann, Heiner Lauterbach, Andrey Smolyakov, Aleksey Barabash, Pyotr Fyodorov, Dmitriy Lysenkov, Yanina Studilina, Mariya Smolnikova, and Sergey Bondarchuk in Stalingrad (2013)
      Stalingrad
      5.7
      • makeup supervisor
      • 2013
    • Jaime Murray in Fright Night 2 (2013)
      Fright Night 2
      4.3
      Video
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2013
    • Devil's Pass (2013)
      Devil's Pass
      5.7
      • special makeup effects shop supervisor
      • 2013
    • Alexander Skarsgård, Elliot Page, and Brit Marling in The East (2013)
      The East
      6.8
      • special makeup effects: Illusion Industries
      • 2013
    • Michael Shannon in The Iceman (2012)
      The Iceman
      6.8
      • key special makeup effects artist: Illusion
      • special makeup effects shop supervisor: Illusion
      • 2012
    • Brandon Mychal Smith, Allisyn Snyder, Tiffany Thornton, Sterling Knight, and Doug Brochu in So Random! (2011)
      So Random!
      4.5
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2011
    • Taye Diggs, Sam Huntington, Brandon Routh, and Aníta Briem in Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)
      Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
      5.1
      • creature shop supervisor: Drac Studios
      • 2010
    • Kevin Costner and Ivana Baquero in The New Daughter (2009)
      The New Daughter
      5.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2009

    Special Effects

    • Mara Marini, Bobby Roe, Zack Andrews, and Spencer Charnas in Will Helm (2024)
      Will Helm
      9.5
      Short
      • special effects make up and rigging
      • 2024
    • We Need to Do Something (2021)
      We Need to Do Something
      4.5
      • special effects crew
      • 2021
    • Elliott Gould, Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Laverne Cox, Dreama Walker, and Kobi Libii in Doubt (2017)
      Doubt
      5.9
      TV Series
      • key special effects artist
      • 2017
    • Borderline (2014)
      Borderline
      9.3
      Short
      • makeup shop supervisor
      • 2014
    • Christina Ricci, Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, John Oliver, J.B. Smoove, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs 2 (2013)
      The Smurfs 2
      5.3
      • special effects makeup
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
      G.I. Joe: Retaliation
      5.7
      • shop supervisor: Illusion Industries
      • 2013
    • Alexander Skarsgård, Elliot Page, and Brit Marling in The East (2013)
      The East
      6.8
      • shop supervisor: Illusion Industries (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Alan Cumming, Jonathan Winters, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs (2011)
      The Smurfs
      5.4
      • shop supervisor: Illusion Industries
      • 2011
    • Brian Stepanek, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, and William Brent in Monster Mutt (2011)
      Monster Mutt
      3.7
      • creature shop supervisor: Drac Studios
      • 2011
    • Ron Perlman, Jimmy Smits, Katey Sagal, Drea de Matteo, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie, Kim Coates, Rockmond Dunbar, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, William Lucking, Michael Ornstein, Emilio Rivera, Theo Rossi, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Niko Nicotera, Maggie Siff, David Labrava, Chris Reed, Ryder Londo, and Rusty Coones in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
      Sons of Anarchy
      8.5
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Wilmer Valderrama in The Dead One (2007)
      The Dead One
      3.5
      • key artist
      • 2007
    • Jodelle Ferland in Seed (2006)
      Seed
      3.1
      • prosthetics effects artist
      • 2006
    • The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park (2006)
      The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park
      3.8
      • key artist
      • 2006
    • Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, and Mathew St. Patrick in Six Feet Under (2001)
      Six Feet Under
      8.7
      TV Series
      • prosthetic effects
      • 2003–2004
    • Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)
      Hidalgo
      6.7
      • effects designer
      • 2004

    Additional Crew

    • Rosa Blasi, Chris Tallman, Audrey Whitby, Diego Velazquez, Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, and Addison Riecke in The Thundermans (2013)
      The Thundermans
      6.0
      TV Series
      • plant puppeteer (as Edward Joseph Colwell)
      • 2013
    • Rhiannon Leigh Wryn and Chris O'Neil in The Last Mimzy (2007)
      The Last Mimzy
      6.2
      • laboratory technician
      • 2007
    • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
      The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • design and build: Muppet Workshop
      • 2005
    • Rose Red (2002)
      Rose Red
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • puppeteer (as Edward 'Joe' Colwell)
      • 2002
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
      Species II
      4.5
      • puppeteer
      • 1998
    • John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
      Super Mario Bros.
      4.2
      • laboratory technician
      • 1993
    • Gabrielle Anwar in Body Snatchers (1993)
      Body Snatchers
      6.0
      • laboratory technician (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken in Batman Returns (1992)
      Batman Returns
      7.1
      • laboratory technician (uncredited)
      • 1992

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      • Edward 'Joe' Colwell

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