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Greg Nicotero(I)

  • Make-Up Department
  • Producer
  • Special Effects
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Greg Nicotero at an event for Land of the Dead (2005)
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Gifted SFX and make-up wizard, who learned his trade under the watchful eye of SFX splatter guru Tom Savini. Nicotero and buddies, Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman started KNB Efx Group in 1988 and the group has provided eye-popping & jaw dropping special effects for major Hollywood releases including The Green Mile (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Sin City (2005) and Land of the Dead (2005).
BornMarch 15, 1963
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BornMarch 15, 1963
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    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 27 wins & 34 nominations total

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    Known for

    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department
    Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
    The Island
    6.8
    • Makeup Department(as Gregory Nicotero, K.N.B. EFX Group)
    • 2005
    Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, and Clive Owen in Sin City (2005)
    Sin City
    8.0
    • Makeup Department
    • 2005
    Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau in Serenity (2005)
    Serenity
    7.8
    • Makeup Department(KNB EFX Group)
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Makeup Department



    • Queens of the Dead
      • Prosthetics makeup fabricator
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Lullaby
      • special make-up effects
      • Pre-production
    • Black River
      • special makeup effects artist
      • Pre-production
    • Twilight of the Dead
      • special makeup effects designer
      • Pre-production



    • Mammoth: The End (2025)
      Mammoth: The End
      7.0
      Music Video
      • special make-up effects designed by
      • 2025
    • Willa Fitzgerald and Colin Woodell in Pulse (2025)
      Pulse
      6.4
      TV Series
      • prosthetics
      • 2025
    • Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, and Ella Purnell in Fallout (2024)
      Fallout
      8.3
      TV Series
      • prosthetic makeup designer
      • 2024
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)
      The Walking Dead: Dead City
      7.1
      TV Series
      • special effects make-up by: KNB EFX Group
      • 2023
    • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
      The Walking Dead
      8.1
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects by
      • special effects make-up by
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2010–2022
    • Gael García Bernal in Werewolf by Night (2022)
      Werewolf by Night
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • special makeup effects
      • 2022
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.8
      TV Series
      • special effects make-up by: KNB EFX Group
      • special effects makeup by: KNB EFX Group
      • special effects makeup: KNB EFX Group ...
      • 2015–2022
    • Jessica Biel in Candy (2022)
      Candy
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • special makeup effects by
      • 2022
    • The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020)
      The Walking Dead: World Beyond
      4.5
      TV Series
      • special effects make-up by
      • 2020–2021
    • Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown (2021)
      Mare of Easttown
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • special effects makeup supervisor: KNB EFX Group
      • 2021
    • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
      Watchmen
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • special makeup effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • Aaron Paul in El Camino (2019)
      El Camino
      7.3
      • bald cap: Mr. Cranston
      • 2019
    • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
      Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
      7.6
      • makeup effects designer/supervisor
      • 2019
    • Captive State (2019)
      Captive State
      6.0
      • special makeup effects designer
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
      Alita: Battle Angel
      7.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2019

    Producer



    • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Guts & Glory
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Swan Song
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)
      The Walking Dead: Dead City
      7.1
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2023–2025
    • Norman Reedus in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)
      The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2024
    • Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024)
      The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015–2023
    • Creepshow (2019)
      Creepshow
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2023
    • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
      The Walking Dead
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • consulting producer
      • 2010–2022
    • Parker Posey, Anthony Edwards, Terry Crews, Samantha Morton, Jessie T. Usher, and Daniella Pineda in Tales of the Walking Dead (2022)
      Tales of the Walking Dead
      5.9
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2022
    • The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020)
      The Walking Dead: World Beyond
      4.5
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2020–2021
    • The Young Rick (2020)
      The Young Rick
      Short
      • other
      • 2020
    • Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015)
      Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Alycia Debnam-Carey in Galyntine (2014)
      Galyntine
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Mrs. Sweeney (2013)
      Mrs. Sweeney
      8.6
      Short
      • associate producer (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2013
    • The United Monster Talent Agency (2010)
      The United Monster Talent Agency
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween
      7.5
      Video
      • executive producer (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2009
    • Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (2008)
      Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2008

    Special Effects



    • Black River
      • special effects makeup
      • Pre-production



    • Willa Fitzgerald and Colin Woodell in Pulse (2025)
      Pulse
      6.4
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup
      • 2025
    • Nightmare Cinema (2018)
      Nightmare Cinema
      5.5
      • supervisor: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
      • 2018
    • Annabelle (2014)
      Annabelle
      5.5
      • designer: demon
      • special makeup effects
      • 2014
    • Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Winter The Dolphin, Nathan Gamble, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff in Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
      Dolphin Tale 2
      6.4
      • project supervisor: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
      • 2014
    • Hole to Hole!
      TV Short
      • special effects
      • 2013
    • Liam Neeson in The Grey (2011)
      The Grey
      6.7
      • animatronics supervisor
      • special makeup and creature effects supervisor (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2011
    • John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Gareth David-Lloyd in Torchwood (2006)
      Torchwood
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special make-up fx
      • special makeup fx
      • 2011
    • Stephanie Honoré in Mirrors 2 (2010)
      Mirrors 2
      4.8
      Video
      • special effects makeup (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2010
    • Predators (2010)
      Predators
      6.4
      • creature effects supervisor (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2010
    • Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)
      Edge of Darkness
      6.6
      • prosthetics supervisor (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2010
    • Splice (2009)
      Splice
      5.8
      • special effects makeup (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2009
    • Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
      Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
      6.0
      • special effects animatronics supervisor (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2009
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
      Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
      6.2
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      6.5
      • special makeup effects supervisor (as Gregory Nicotero)
      • 2008
    • X (2008)
      X
      7.3
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2008

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    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • The Official KNBEFX Group Site
    • Alternative names
      • Greg Nicatero
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • March 15, 1963
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouses
        Julie Rae EngelsmanJuly 22, 1994 - December 1994 (divorced)
    • Children
        Child
    • Other works
      Recently commissioned to create a 1:1 scale replica of the head of Bruce the shark for the 30th Anniversary celebration of Jaws on Martha's Vineyard in June of 2005. The head is on permanent display on the island.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

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      His hand can be seen playing Ash's severed, possessed hand in several shots in Evil Dead II (1987).

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      62 years old
    • When was Greg Nicotero born?
      March 15, 1963
    • Where was Greg Nicotero born?
      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • How tall is Greg Nicotero?
      5 feet 11 inches, or 1.80 meters
    • What is Greg Nicotero known for?
      Serenity, The Island, Sin City, and The Walking Dead

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