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Donald Mowat

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Donald Mowat doing make up on Ruth Negga for Presumed Innocent.
He's a Canadian, British and naturalized American citizen. He started in amateur theatre and operatic societies as well as community cable television while still in high school. First film was as an assistant makeup artist on "Joshua Then and Now" and continued working as assistant makeup on numerous projects including "Anne of Green Gables" 'The Fly" "The Believers" and "Frontier" While just in his twenties he was makeup department head on "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future" winning a daytime Emmy nomination in 1988 and continued to department head several network miniseries and movies of the week. He works extensively with out of kit techniques in casualty effects. His stellar credits as a department head and personal make up artist in all aspects of feature film and television make up from period, corrective, casualty, beauty and straight make up as well as tattoo cover has been seen in countless feature films and projects for television. He worked extensively with Mark Wahlberg for many years as well as with Eminem. In recent years Donald has been working with Daniel Craig and continues to work as both a department head(The Fighter,8 Mile, Taking Lives,Repo Men, Prisoners, Everything Will Be Fine) and personal artist(Skyfall, Cowboys and Aliens) In 2012 Mr.Mowat received Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Donald has also worked on numerous editorial/print projects with many actors and performers. Focused primarily on feature films from 1992 onwards his stellar career, commitment to the craft and industry as well as active involvement in many charitable causes has earned him an international reputation.
BornDecember 10, 1964
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BornDecember 10, 1964
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Known for

    Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)
    Dune: Part One
    8.0
    • Makeup Department
    • 2021
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
    Prisoners
    8.2
    • Makeup Department
    • 2013
    Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    Blade Runner 2049
    8.0
    • Makeup Department
    • 2017
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim in The Covenant (2023)
    The Covenant
    7.5
    • Makeup Department
    • 2023

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    Makeup Department



    • Tron: Ares
      • make-up department head-designer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Man on Fire
      • makeup designer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series



    • Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent (2024)
      Presumed Innocent
      7.7
      TV Series
      • makeup department head
      • 2024
    • Daphne Guinness: Time (2024)
      Daphne Guinness: Time
      Music Video
      • makeup artist
      • 2024
    • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, Austin Butler, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Souheila Yacoub in Dune: Part Two (2024)
      Dune: Part Two
      8.5
      • makeup department head
      • 2024
    • Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim in The Covenant (2023)
      The Covenant
      7.5
      • hair & makeup designer
      • 2023
    • Ethan Hawke, F. Murray Abraham, Oscar Isaac, Antonia Salib, May Calamawy, Karim El Hakim, Saba Mubarak, Sofia Asir, and Michael Benjamin Hernandez in Moon Knight (2022)
      Moon Knight
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • head of deparmtent: make-up/hair, prosthetics
      • 2022
    • Jared Leto in Morbius (2022)
      Morbius
      5.1
      • makeup department head: Los Angeles
      • 2022
    • Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Ambulance (2022)
      Ambulance
      6.1
      • makeup department head
      • 2022
    • Jake Gyllenhaal in The Guilty (2021)
      The Guilty
      6.3
      • makeup department head
      • 2021
    • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)
      Dune: Part One
      8.0
      • hair designer
      • makeup department head
      • makeup designer
      • 2021
    • Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
      The Little Things
      6.3
      • makeup department head
      • makeup designer
      • 2021
    • Designing Hollywood (2020)
      Designing Hollywood
      8.2
      Podcast Series
      • makeup department head
      • 2020
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
      Spider-Man: Far from Home
      7.4
      • makeup artist: Jake Gyllenhaal
      • 2019
    • Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
      Velvet Buzzsaw
      5.7
      • makeup department head
      • makeup designer
      • 2019
    • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
      First Man
      7.3
      • makeup artist: Mr. Gosling
      • makeup department head
      • 2018
    • Skylan Brooks, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, and Miya Cech in The Darkest Minds (2018)
      The Darkest Minds
      5.7
      • hair designer
      • makeup department head
      • makeup designer
      • 2018

    Additional Crew



    • Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)
      The Fly
      7.6
      • creature effects: C.W.I.
      • 1986

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    • Alternative names
      • Donald J. Mowat
    • Born
      • December 10, 1964
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Other works
      Eminem 2009 video "We Made You" make up/hair designer
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      • 1 Interview
      • 3 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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      He was awarded the 2012 Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General in December 2012. He is based in Los Angeles.

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