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Ben Bornstein

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Ben Bornstein
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Ben Bornstein is a New York City based practical FX and prosthetic makeup artist working in the film and television business for over 20 years. A Massachusetts native, Bornstein cut his teeth in Los Angeles, learning and working on numerous high profile projects before setting his sights back on the East Coast.

The state of the art, 2,500 square foot studio is conveniently located a block from Broadway Stages and under two miles from Steiner and Silvercup Studios. Specializing in creature effects, trauma, surgical and character make-ups, Bornstein's creations have been featured in over a hundred projects from major film productions to mainstream television series for FOX, HBO and Apple TV.

With an A-list roster of artists and technicians at his Greenpoint studio, Bornstein can manage, problem solve and execute your vision under fast deadlines in an increasingly demanding industry.
BornAugust 4, 1980
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    Known for

    Michael Sheen and Tom Payne in Prodigal Son (2019)
    Prodigal Son
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department
    Adam Scott in Severance (2022)
    Severance
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department
    300 (2006)
    300
    7.6
    • Makeup Department(Smith FX / Creature Effects, Inc., uncredited)
    • 2006
    Kevin Bacon, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Corey Stoll, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Black Mass (2015)
    Black Mass
    6.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Makeup Department



    • Shaman
      • Special Makeup FX Designer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Housemaid
      • fake bodies
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Drag
      • makeup department head
      • Post-production
    • Motor City
      • fake bodies
      • Post-production



    • Adam Scott in Severance (2022)
      Severance
      8.7
      TV Series
      • special makeup fx designer
      • 2025
    • Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram in Lady in the Lake (2024)
      Lady in the Lake
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Prosthetic Makeup Designer
      • 2024
    • Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
      Evil
      7.8
      TV Series
      • special makeup fx artist
      • 2022–2024
    • Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, and Ella Purnell in Fallout (2024)
      Fallout
      8.3
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2024
    • Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
      Sasquatch Sunset
      5.4
      • lifecasts: jesse eisenberg for aafx
      • 2024
    • Juliette Goglia in Fog City (2023)
      Fog City
      3.3
      • special effects makeup designer
      • 2023
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, and Joe Manganiello in The Kill Room (2023)
      The Kill Room
      5.5
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2023
    • Janet Planet (2023)
      Janet Planet
      6.1
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2023
    • Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan in Asphalt City (2023)
      Asphalt City
      6.1
      • Prosthetic Makeup Designer
      • 2023
    • Rachel Weisz in Dead Ringers (2023)
      Dead Ringers
      6.5
      TV Series
      • special fx makeup supervisor: Autonomous FX
      • 2023
    • Arielle Raycene in Kill Her Goats (2023)
      Kill Her Goats
      3.0
      • special makeup fx department head
      • special makeup fx shop technician
      • 2023
    • Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)
      Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls
      6.2
      • special makeup fx supervisor
      • 2023
    • Jeff Wilbusch and Juliana Canfield in The Calling (2022)
      The Calling
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Prosthetic Makeup Designer
      • 2022
    • Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022
    • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
      New Amsterdam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Prosthetic Makeup Designer
      • 2022

    Special Effects



    • Arielle Raycene in Kill Her Goats (2023)
      Kill Her Goats
      3.0
      • special effects makeup
      • 2023
    • Kit Harington and Noémie Merlant in Baby Ruby (2022)
      Baby Ruby
      4.7
      • special effects
      • 2022
    • Tales from the Loop (2020)
      Tales from the Loop
      7.4
      TV Series
      • lifecast: Paul Schneider for Legacy FX
      • 2020
    • Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
      A Quiet Place Part II
      7.2
      • lifecast: Noah Jupe for Morphology: United States
      • 2020
    • Vin Diesel in Bloodshot (2020)
      Bloodshot
      5.7
      • lifecast: Sam Heughan for WETA (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Being (2019)
      Being
      3.2
      • special effects makeup
      • 2019
    • Ashleigh Cummings in NOS4A2 (2019)
      NOS4A2
      6.7
      TV Series
      • lifecast: Zachary Quinto for Morphology
      • 2019
    • Rapture (2019)
      Rapture
      3.4
      • specialty prop fabricator
      • 2019
    • Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, and Naomi Watts in The Sea of Trees (2015)
      The Sea of Trees
      6.1
      • specialty prop fabricator
      • 2015
    • Jena Malone and Ed Stoppard in Angelica (2015)
      Angelica
      4.9
      • special effects props builder
      • 2015
    • Samuel's Game (2014)
      Samuel's Game
      7.3
      • special makeup effects designer and creator
      • 2014
    • Caterpillar (2012)
      Caterpillar
      7.2
      Short
      • special makeup fx creator and designer
      • 2012
    • Gil Birmingham in Crooked Arrows (2012)
      Crooked Arrows
      5.9
      • specialty props
      • 2012
    • Oxy-Morons (2010)
      Oxy-Morons
      5.6
      • special effects
      • 2010
    • Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter (2010)
      The Fighter
      7.8
      • prosthetic cast designer: Creative Initiative Make-Up And FX Studio (uncredited)
      • 2010

    Actor



    • Michael Cera and Amy Schumer in Life & Beth (2022)
      Life & Beth
      6.6
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Caterwaul (2013)
      Caterwaul
      6.5
      Short
      • Puppet Performer
      • 2013
    • Soul's Midnight (2006)
      Soul's Midnight
      4.0
      • Dragon
      • 2006

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      • Taking Shape Studio, Inc
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • August 4, 1980
      • Salem, Massachusetts, USA

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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