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Dave Elsey

Makeup Department | Special Effects | Art Department

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Known for The Wolfman (2010), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011), Black Sheep (2006)

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1 official web site & 1 more link

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Dave Elsey and Rick Baker at event for The Wolfman and The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

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Won 1 Oscar Award. Another 9 wins & 6 nominations

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49 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget	Status
In a Man's World (TV Series) - Makeup Designer Makeup Designer See fewer		Script
War Wolf Creature And Special Makeup Effects Designer Creature And Special Makeup Effects Designer See fewer		Development Unknown

Past Film & Video (34 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Lost Girls (2020) Special Makeup Effects Artist (prosthetic remains) Special Makeup Effects Artist (prosthetic remains) See fewer
Keep the Gaslight Burning (2018) (Short) - Director, Editor, Writer Director, Editor, Writer See fewer
Beauty and the Beast (2017) Special Make-up Effects Designer Special Make-up Effects Designer See fewer	$160MM	$175MM	$504MM	$1.26B
Mr. Holmes (2015) Hair Designer, Makeup Designer Hair Designer, Makeup Designer See fewer	$11MM	$2.4MM	$18MM	$29MM
Fire City: End of Days (2015) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer	$200K
The Mill at Calder's End (2015) (Short) - Sculptor Sculptor See fewer
Wolves (2014) Creature And Makeup Effects Designer Creature And Makeup Effects Designer See fewer	$18MM		$12K	$491K
Warm Bodies (2013) Special Makeup Effects Designer Special Makeup Effects Designer See fewer	$35MM	$20MM	$66MM	$117MM
Him Indoors (2012) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
X-Men: First Class (2011) Makeup Supervisor (Beast) Makeup Supervisor (Beast) See fewer	$160MM	$55MM	$146MM	$353MM
The Wolfman (2010) Creature Effects Creative Supervisor Creature Effects Creative Supervisor See fewer	$150MM	$31MM	$62MM	$140MM
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) On Set Creative Supervisor (location creature support) On Set Creative Supervisor (location creature support) See fewer	$100MM	$33MM	$77MM	$100MM
We Were Once a Fairytale (2009) (Short) - Creature Creator Creature Creator See fewer
The Eternity Man (2008) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Ghost Rider (2007) Special Makeup Effects Creative Supervisor (as David Elsey) Special Makeup Effects Creative Supervisor (as David Elsey) See fewer	$110MM	$45MM	$116MM	$229MM
Black Sheep (2006) Creature Supervisor Creature Supervisor See fewer		$16K	$84K	$4.9MM
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) Creature Shop Creative Supervisor Creature Shop Creative Supervisor See fewer	$113MM	$108MM	$380MM	$868MM
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) (Video) - Special Effects (segments: Afrika Shox, Come to Daddy) Special Effects (segments: Afrika Shox, Come to Daddy) See fewer
Mission: Impossible II (2000) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer	$125MM	$58MM	$215MM	$546MM
B. Monkey (1998) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer		$17K	$39K	$51K
The Life of Stuff (1997) Special Makeup Effects Artist (uncredited) Special Makeup Effects Artist (uncredited) See fewer
Incognito (1997) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer
Mission: Impossible (1996) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer	$80MM	$45MM	$181MM	$458MM
Death Machine (1994) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer
Staggered (1994) Makeup Effects Makeup Effects See fewer
Beg! (1994) Special Effects Makeup Special Effects Makeup See fewer
Candyman (1992) Image Animation Crew Image Animation Crew See fewer	$6MM	$5.4MM	$26MM	$26MM
Alien³ (1992) Alien Creature Effects Alien Creature Effects See fewer	$50MM	$19MM	$55MM	$160MM
Living Doll (1990) Special Effects Makeup (as David Elsey) Special Effects Makeup (as David Elsey) See fewer
On the Black Hill (1988) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer
Waxwork (1988) Zombie #6, Senior Makeup Effects Artist Zombie #6, Senior Makeup Effects Artist See fewer			$808K	$808K
Hellraiser (1987) Special Makeup Effects And Creature Crew Special Makeup Effects And Creature Crew See fewer	$1MM	$4.5MM	$15MM	$15MM
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Special Makeup Effects Artist (uncredited), Animatronics Technician (as David Elsey) Special Makeup Effects Artist (uncredited), Animatronics Technician (as David Elsey) See fewer	$25MM	$3.7MM	$39MM	$39MM

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Past Television (6 titles)	Episodes
Dracula (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Special Makeup Effects Designer & Creator (3 episodes, 2020) Special Makeup Effects Designer & Creator (3 episodes, 2020) See fewer The Dark Compass (Jan 4, 2020) Season 1, Episode 3 - Special Makeup Effects Designer & Creator Special Makeup Effects Designer & Creator See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Martin's Close (2019) (TV Short) - Prosthetic Makeup Designer Prosthetic Makeup Designer See fewer
The Wiz Live! (2015) (TV Movie) - Special Makeup Effects Designer Special Makeup Effects Designer See fewer
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) (TV Mini-series) - Creature Designer (2 episodes, 2004) Creature Designer (2 episodes, 2004) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Oct 18, 2004) Season 1, Episode 2 - Creature Designer Creature Designer See fewer Episode #1.1 (Oct 17, 2004) Season 1, Episode 1 - Creature Designer Creature Designer See fewer	2
Silent Witness (2003) (TV Series) - Special Makeup Effects Artist (4 episodes, 2003) Special Makeup Effects Artist (4 episodes, 2003) See fewer Running on Empty: Part 2 (Nov 1, 2003) Season 7, Episode 6 - Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Farscape (1999–2003) (TV Series) - Creative Supervisor (Jim Henson's Creature Shop) (8 episodes, 1999), Creature Designer (5 episodes, 2003), Creative Supervisor (1 episode, 2002), Visual Effects Creative Supervisor (1 episode, 1999) Creative Supervisor (Jim Henson's Creature Shop) (8 episodes, 1999), Creature Designer (5 episodes, 2003), Creative Supervisor (1 episode, 2002), Visual Effects Creative Supervisor (1 episode, 1999) See fewer Bad Timing (Mar 10, 2003) Season 4, Episode 22 - Creature Designer Creature Designer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	15

Self (7 titles)
In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss (2020) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Children of the Atom: Filming X-Men: First Class (2011) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011) (TV Special) - Self - Winner Self - Winner See fewer
'Black Sheep' Special Effects (2007) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
The Making of 'Black Sheep' (2007) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Spirit of Vengeance: The Making of 'Ghost Rider' (2007) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Chosen One (2005) (Video) - Self Self See fewer

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