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Peter Swords King

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  • Actor
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Peter Swords King was born in 1955 in the UK. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    9.0
    • Makeup Department(as Peter King)
    • 2003
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    8.8
    • Makeup Department(as Peter King)
    • 2002
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    8.9
    • Makeup Department(as Peter King)
    • 2001
    Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    7.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2012

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    • Superman
      • Hair Designer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
      • Makeup and hair designer: Peter swords king
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
      True Detective
      8.9
      TV Series
      • makeup and hair designer
      • 2024
    • Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Halle Bailey, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, and Jonah Hauer-King in The Little Mermaid (2023)
      The Little Mermaid
      7.2
      • hair & makeup designer
      • 2023
    • Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Serrana Su-Ling Bliss, Abbie Hern, Gabriel Tierney, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Himesh Patel, Róisín Monaghan, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
      Enola Holmes 2
      6.8
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer
      • 2022
    • Woody Harrelson, Marco Beltrami, Avi Arad, Maryann Brandon, Rocky Capella, Amanda Foster, Christopher Godwin, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Naomie Harris, Gary A. Hecker, Hutch Parker, Alejandra Lazcano, Peggy Lu, Kelly Marcel, Rosie Marcel, Robert Richardson, Stan Salfas, Oliver Scholl, Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, J.K. Simmons, Matt Tolmach, Tony Vella, Sian Webber, Michelle Williams, Stewart Alexander, Sandra Osborne, Brian Copeland, Charlie Fiske, Owen Benito, Eugene Magana, Rachel Thurow, Miguel Angel Arreguin, Shakil Hussain, Lisa Lian, Olumide Olorunfemi, Amir Hamza, Cher Myra, Skip Howland, Joseph Walters, Rome Gonzal, Tony Hunt, David Stokes, Alexander Garcia, Anastasia Zabarchuk, Paolo Alessio Pavone, Amy Pascal, Reid Scott, Kieran Simon, Adria Dinev, Ed Chidley, Joshua Eldridge-Smith, Tiffanie Thomas, Kristen Simoes, Shaliz Afshar, Che Amaro, Clément Osty, Carlos Damasceno, Fiona Burt, Kelvin Lang, Gwen Hussein, Tyrone Reid, James D. Weston II, David Zepeda, Eugene Lin, Akilbek Allan, Shane Steyn, Donovan Patrick Walsh, Laurence Spellman, Obie Matthew, Sam Robinson, Akie Kotabe, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Vaughn Johseph, Michael Andrew Reed, Jeff Redlick, Didier Dell Benjamin, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Anya Fuchs, Scroobius Pip, Michelle Greenidge, Frank Scozzari, Ed Moy, Richard Price, Little Simz, Sonny Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Holland, Etienne Vick, Beau Sargent, Rodrig Andrisan, John Lobato, Aurore Swithenbank, Ed Kear, Timothy A. Slater, Steve Warky Nunez, Louis J Rhone, Otis Winston, Larry Olubamiwo, Benito M. Selim, Simon Connolly, Andrew Koponen, Chabris Napier-Lawrence, Rachel Handshaw, Cynthia Acosta, Cynthia Naylor Smyth, Rick Richardson, Jessie Vinning, Jason McNab, Rob Bowen, Adam Basil, Ashlen Aquila, Elliot Cable, Greg Lockett, Emma Lau, Jamal Ajala, Michael Kennedy, Andzelika Bobrova, William W. Barbour, Sean Delaney, Feizal Mowlabocus, Jack Bandeira, Leigh Hutchinson, Oliver Stockwell, Eric Sigmundsson, Sean Michael McGrory, Jose Palma, Kenny Lorenzetti, Amber Sienna, Alfredo Tavares, Storm Stewart, Mel Powell, Christian Harris Neeman, and Ruth Clarson in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
      Venom: Let There Be Carnage
      5.9
      • hair designed by
      • makeup designed by
      • 2021
    • Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
      Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
      6.6
      • hair designer (as Peter King)
      • 2020
    • Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway, Kristin Chenoweth, Josette Simon, Octavia Spencer, Orla O'Rourke, and Jahzir Bruno in The Witches (2020)
      The Witches
      5.4
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer
      • 2020
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
      Spider-Man: Far from Home
      7.4
      • makeup department head
      • 2019
    • Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw, Emily Blunt, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
      Mary Poppins Returns
      6.7
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer
      • 2018
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
      Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
      6.9
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer (as Peter King)
      • 2017
    • Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Kaya Scodelario, Brenton Thwaites, Pablo, and Chiquita in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
      6.5
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer
      • 2017
    • Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas, and Mia Wasikowska in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
      Alice Through the Looking Glass
      6.2
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer
      • 2016
    • Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich in Survivor (2015)
      Survivor
      5.6
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer (as Peter King)
      • 2015
    • Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)
      Into the Woods
      5.9
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer
      • 2014
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • hair designer
      • makeup designer (as Peter King)
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • makeup and hair designer (as Peter King)
      • 2013

    Actor

    • Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Velvet Goldmine (1998)
      Velvet Goldmine
      6.9
      • Cecil's Friend 2 (as Peter King)
      • 1998

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Peter 'Swords' King
    • Born
      • 1955
      • UK

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      Artistic director at Bath Academy of Media Makeup, a private school for makeup artistry within media and fashion.

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