Dave Elsey

Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Special Effects

(2005)

The Wolfman Special Effects

(2010)

X: First Class Makeup Department

(2011)

Black Sheep Makeup Department

(2006)

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Makeup Department (22 credits)

2017 Beauty and the Beast (special make-up effects designer)

2015 The Wiz Live! (TV Movie) (special makeup effects designer)

2015 Fire City: End of Days (special makeup effects artist)

2015 Mr. Holmes (make up & hair designer)

2014 Wolves (creature and makeup effects designer)

2013 Warm Bodies (special makeup effects designer)

2011 X: First Class (makeup supervisor: Beast)

2008 The Eternity Man (special makeup effects artist)

2007 Ghost Rider (special makeup effects creative supervisor - as David Elsey)

2006 Black Sheep (creature supervisor)

2003 Silent Witness (TV Series) (special makeup effects artist - 4 episodes)

- Running on Empty: Part 2 (2003) ... (special makeup effects artist)

- Running on Empty: Part 1 (2003) ... (special makeup effects artist)

- Answering Fire: Part 2 (2003) ... (special makeup effects artist)

- Answering Fire: Part 1 (2003) ... (special makeup effects artist)

2000 Mission: Impossible II (special makeup effects artist)

1998 B. Monkey (special makeup effects artist)

1997 Incognito (special makeup effects artist)

1997 The Life of Stuff (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)

1996 Mission: Impossible (special makeup effects artist)

1994 Death Machine (special makeup effects artist)

1994 Staggered (makeup effects)

1988 On the Black Hill (special makeup effects artist)

1988 Waxwork (senior makeup effects artist)

1987 Hellraiser (special makeup effects and creature crew)

1986 Little Shop of Horrors (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)

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Special effects (9 credits)

2010 The Wolfman (creature effects creative supervisor)

2009 Where the Wild Things Are (on set creative supervisor: location creature support)

2009 We Were Once a Fairytale (Short) (creature creator)

2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (creature shop creative supervisor)

2003 The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (Video) (special effects - segments "Afrika Shox", "Come to Daddy")

Farscape (TV Series) (creative supervisor - 8 episodes, 1999 - 2000) (creature designer - 5 episodes, 2003)

- Bad Timing (2003) ... (creature designer)

- We're So Screwed: Part 3: La Bomba (2003) ... (creature designer)

- We're So Screwed: Part 2: Hot to Katratzi (2003) ... (creature designer)

- We're So Screwed: Part 1: Fetal Attraction (2003) ... (creature designer)

- Prayer (2003) ... (creature designer - as Dave Elsey)

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1994 Beg! (special effects makeup)

1990 Living Doll (special effects makeup - as David Elsey)

1986 Little Shop of Horrors (animatronics technician - as David Elsey)

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Art department (2 credits)

2015 The Mill at Calder's End (Short) (sculptor)

2004 Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (TV Mini-Series) (creature designer - 2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (2004) ... (creature designer)

- Episode #1.1 (2004) ... (creature designer)

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Visual effects (2 credits)

1999 Farscape (TV Series) (visual effects creative supervisor - 1 episode)

- Back and Back and Back to the Future (1999) ... (visual effects creative supervisor)

1992 Candyman (image animation crew)

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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)

2002 Farscape (TV Series) (creative supervisor - 1 episode)

- What Was Lost: Part 2 - Resurrection (2002) ... (creative supervisor)

1992 Alien³ (alien creature effects)

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Director (1 credit)

2018 Keep the Gaslight Burning (Short)

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Actor (1 credit)

1988 Waxwork
Zombie #6

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Writer (1 credit)

2018 Keep the Gaslight Burning (Short)

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Editor (1 credit)

2018 Keep the Gaslight Burning (Short)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2012 Him Indoors (Short) (special thanks)

2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (Documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (6 credits)

2011 Children of the Atom: Filming X-Men: First Class (Video documentary)
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2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2007 'Black Sheep' Special Effects (Short)
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2007 The Making of 'Black Sheep' (Short)
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2007 Spirit of Vengeance: The Making of 'Ghost Rider' (Video documentary)
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2005 The Chosen One (Video documentary)
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Image Creative Partnership - makeup effects, animatronics and costume design

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[Upon accepting the Best Makeup Oscar for The Wolfman (2010) which he shared with Baker] My whole life I always wanted to lose an Oscar to Rick Baker. This is better.

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