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Ryan Nicholson(1971-2019)

  • Make-Up Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Ryan Nicholson
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Ryan Nicholson was born in 1971 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Andromeda (2000) and Reindeer Games (2000). He was previously married to Megan Nicholson. He died on 8 October 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Born1971
DiedOctober 8, 2019
Born1971
DiedOctober 8, 2019
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 2 nominations

Known for

Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
The Chronicles of Riddick
6.6
  • Makeup Department
  • 2004
Kevin Sorbo, Laura Bertram, Keith Hamilton Cobb, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, and Gordon Michael Woolvett in Andromeda (2000)
Andromeda
6.6
TV Series
  • Makeup Department
Charlize Theron, Ben Affleck, and Gary Sinise in Reindeer Games (2000)
Reindeer Games
5.8
  • Makeup Department
  • 2000
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Dreamcatcher
5.5
  • Makeup Department
  • 2003

Credits

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Makeup Department

  • Aleks Paunovic, Richard Harmon, Lisa Durupt, and Lee Majdoub in Puppet Killer (2019)
    Puppet Killer
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2019
  • The Predator (2018)
    The Predator
    • creature makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Brad Pitt, Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
    Deadpool 2
    • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
    Altered Carbon
    • special makeup effects artist
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Zach Lipovsky, Steve Marmel, Peter Benson, Raymond Cham Jr., Toby Hargrave, Sandra Linz, Pippa Mackie, Nathaniel J. Potvin, Pearce Joza, Kamran Lucas, Bill Pozzobon, Joe Tuliao, and Charlotte Kavanagh in Mech-X4 (2016)
    Mech-X4
    • assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • The Hollow Child (2017)
    The Hollow Child
    • prosthetic effects designer
    • 2017
  • Brittany Allen, Merwin Mondesir, and Juan Riedinger in It Stains the Sands Red (2016)
    It Stains the Sands Red
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2016
  • Blair Witch (2016)
    Blair Witch
    • on-set makeup effects artist: MastersFX
    • 2016
  • Sophie Monk, Robert Rusler, Caroline Williams, and Sadie Katz in Blood Feast (2016)
    Blood Feast
    • Special makeup effects designer and creator
    • 2016
  • The Evil in Us (2016)
    The Evil in Us
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2016
  • Dennis Haysbert, Jesse Metcalfe, Keegan Connor Tracy, and Marie Avgeropoulos in Dead Rising: Endgame (2016)
    Dead Rising: Endgame
    • special make-up effects designer
    • 2016
  • Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart in Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016)
    Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
    • special effects makeup
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Travis Fimmel and Toby Kebbell in Warcraft (2016)
    Warcraft
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2016
  • Dionne Copland's Inferno (2016)
    Dionne Copland's Inferno
    • special makeup effects artist
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Katharine Isabelle, Glenn Jacobs, and Nic Nemeth in Countdown (2016)
    Countdown
    • second assistant makeup
    • 2016

Director

  • More Dead Nude Girls Featuring BBK (2016)
    More Dead Nude Girls Featuring BBK
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Gutterballs 2: Balls Deep (2015)
    Gutterballs 2: Balls Deep
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Nick Principe, Mihola Terzic, and Aidan Dee in Collar (2014)
    Collar
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Alarming (2013)
    Alarming
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2013
  • The Profane Exhibit (2013)
    The Profane Exhibit
    • Director (segment Goodwife)
    • 2013
  • Dead Nude Girls (2013)
    Dead Nude Girls
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Redemptus
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2012
  • Detention Night (2011)
    Detention Night
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Star Vehicle (2010)
    Star Vehicle
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Hanger (2009)
    Hanger
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Gutterballs (2008)
    Gutterballs
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Live Feed (2006)
    Live Feed
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
    Hell Hath No Fury
    • Director (segment Torched)
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Torched (2004)
    Torched
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Necrophagia: Nightmare Scenarios (2004)
    Necrophagia: Nightmare Scenarios
    • Director (segment Blaspheme The Body)
    • Video
    • 2004

Writer

  • More Dead Nude Girls Featuring BBK (2016)
    More Dead Nude Girls Featuring BBK
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Gutterballs 2: Balls Deep (2015)
    Gutterballs 2: Balls Deep
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Nick Principe, Mihola Terzic, and Aidan Dee in Collar (2014)
    Collar
    • written by
    • 2014
  • Alarming (2013)
    Alarming
    • story
    • Video
    • 2013
  • The Profane Exhibit (2013)
    The Profane Exhibit
    • Writer (segment Goodwife)
    • 2013
  • Evil Feed (2013)
    Evil Feed
    • story by
    • 2013
  • Dead Nude Girls (2013)
    Dead Nude Girls
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Detention Night (2011)
    Detention Night
    • written by
    • 2011
  • Suffer (2011)
    Suffer
    • story (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Star Vehicle (2010)
    Star Vehicle
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Hanger (2009)
    Hanger
    • written by
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Gutterballs (2008)
    Gutterballs
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Live Feed (2006)
    Live Feed
    • written by
    • 2006
  • Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
    Hell Hath No Fury
    • story (segment Torched)
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Torched (2004)
    Torched
    • story
    • Video
    • 2004
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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Plotdigger Films
  • Born
    • 1971
    • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Died
    • October 8, 2019
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(brain cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Megan Nicholson? - October 8, 2019 (his death)
  • Children
    • Taylor Nicholson
  • Parents
    • Roy Nicholson
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Quotes
    I make more is more horror. I'm not of the school of thought that showing something off-screen is more effective than showing it on-screen. I like to show everything. I leave nothing to the imagination.
  • Trademarks
      Extremely nasty and obnoxious characters.

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