- Known For
- Costume & Make-Up
- Born
- February 27, 1968
- Place of Birth
- Burntwood, Staffordshire, England, UK
Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Gary J. Tunnicliffe has been working in the film industry since 1990, primarily designing and creating special make up effects, working on over 130 feature films including entries on many of the most beloved 'horror genre' franchises including Blade, Halloween, Candyman, Scream, Exorcist, Feast, Prophecy, Mimic, Scary Movie, Children of the Corn, The Collector, Piranha and (most notoriously) Hellraiser (8 films) He is especially known for designing elaborate and shocking death sequences which earned him the playful nickname 'The Hollywood Assassin' At the age of 27 he wrote and directed his first feature, the science fiction horror film "Within The Rock' for producer Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, Walk The Line) since then he has directed multiple feature films including the acclaimed Hellraiser Judgment and has directed actors including Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase, Dakota Fanning, C…
Filmography
movieCorporate Retreat
2026 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieInfestation
2026 · Special Effects
movieThe Exorcist: Believer
2023 · Makeup Effects
movieTrick
2019 · Principal, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Stunt Double
movieHellraiser: Judgment
2018 · The Auditor, Director, Associate Producer, Writer, Makeup Effects Designer, Prop Designer
movieThe Hatred
2017 · Makeup Effects Designer
moviePet
2016 · Homeless Guy, Makeup Effects Designer
movieMiracles from Heaven
2016 · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Prosthetics
movieThe Hive
2015 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieMost Likely to Die
2015 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieThe Chicken Run
2015 · Writer, Director, Production Design, Producer, Set Dresser
movieThe Wedding Ringer
2015 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieGone Girl
2014 · Makeup Effects
movieBurying the Ex
2014 · Makeup Effects
movieAnimal
2014 · Creature Design
movieBeneath
2013 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieKilling Season
2013 · Makeup Designer
movieThe Collection
2012 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieCorman's World
2011 · Self - Makeup Designer
movieHellraiser: Revelations
2011 · Screenplay
movieScream 4
2011 · Prosthetic Designer
movieShanghai
2010 · Prosthetics
movieDinoshark
2010 · Jeremy Long
movieJack and the Beanstalk
2009 · Nervous Lumberjack (voice), Director, Producer
movieHellraiser: Deader – Winter's Lament
2009 · Characters
movieFeast III: The Happy Finish
2009 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieMy Bloody Valentine
2009 · Makeup Designer
Necromonger Dave
movieNecromonger Dave
2008 · Director, Editor
movieThe Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007 · Security Guard #2, Makeup Artist
moviePumpkinhead: Blood Feud
2007 · Makeup Designer
moviePumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
2006 · Makeup Designer
movieHellraiser: Prophecy
2006 · Characters
movieReturn of the Living Dead: Necropolis
2005 · Makeup Artist
movieFeast
2005 · Mama Beast
movieHellraiser: Hellworld
2005 · Second Unit Director, Makeup Effects Designer
movieDracula III: Legacy
2005 · Makeup Designer
movieThe Prophecy: Uprising
2005 · Special Effects
movieHellraiser: Deader
2005 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieExorcist: The Beginning
2004 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieNo More Souls
2004 · Old Pinhead, Cinematography, Director, Writer, Production Design
movieMegalodon
2004 · Grady Harper, Writer
movieDracula II: Ascension
2003 · Makeup Designer, Second Unit Director
movieMimic: Sentinel
2003 · Mimic Bug #2, Second Unit Director, Stunts
movieHansel & Gretel
2002 · Director, Writer
movieHellraiser: Hellseeker
2002 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieHalloween: Resurrection
2002 · Officer, Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieTo End All Wars
2001 · Makeup Effects
movieGuardian
2001 · Writer
movieDracula 2000
2000 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieGinger Snaps
2000 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieHellraiser: Inferno
2000 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieSleepy Hollow
1999 · Visual Effects Supervisor, Makeup Effects
movieTwin Falls Idaho
1999 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieCandyman: Day of the Dead
1999 · Prosthetic Makeup Artist
movieAmanda & the Alien
1998 · Creature Design
movieMenno's Mind
1997 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieChildren of the Corn IV: The Gathering
1996 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieWithin the Rock
1996 · Screenplay, Writer, Director
movieHellraiser: Bloodline
1996 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 · Special Effects
movieLord of Illusions
1995 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieCandyman
1992 · Makeup Supervisor