Dave Elsey | |
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![]() Elsey in 2011 | |
Born | David Elsey February 9, 1967 London, England, UK |
Occupation(s) | Make-up effects, creature effects, animatronics |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | Lou Elsey |
Dave Elsey (born 9 February 1967) is an English make-up artist known for special make-up effects, creature effects and animatronics in films such as X-Men: First Class , Ghost Rider , Star Wars , Hellraiser , Alien 3 , and Indiana Jones . He was born on February 2, 1967, in London, England to Marie and Derek Elsey. From 1999 to 2011, Elsey lived in Sydney, Australia with his wife Lou [1] while working on the TV science fiction series Farscape . [2] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Elsey, a huge Star Wars fan as a child, worked on the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith movie in 2005. The work resulted in an Oscar nomination for the creature effects / make-up effects department: a first for that department on a Star Wars film. [3]
In 2010, Elsey and Rick Baker collaborated on The Wolfman winning an Academy Award. [4]
Year | Film | Credit |
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2017 | *"Beauty and the Beast" | Beast Designer & Creature Effects Supervisor |
2015 | *"Mr. Holmes" | Makeup & Hair Designer |
2014 | * Wolves | Creature Effects Creator/Supervisor |
2011 | * X-Men: First Class | Beast Make-up Effects |
2010 | * The Wolfman | Creature Effects Supervisor |
2009 | * Where the Wild Things Are | Creature Effects Supervisor |
2008 | * Mutant Chronicles | Creature Effects Supervisor |
2007 | * Ghost Rider | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
2006 | * Black Sheep | Creature Effects Supervisor |
2005 | * Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
2000 | * Mission: Impossible 2 | Make-up Effects |
1999 | * My Life So Far (US: World of Moss) | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1999 | * Gregory's Two Girls | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1998 | * B. Monkey | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1998 | * The Wisdom of Crocodiles | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1997 | * The Empire Strikes Back Special Edition | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1997 | * Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Snow White in the Black Forest) | Make-up Effects |
1997 | * Incognito | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
1997 | * The Saint | Make-up Effects |
1996 | * Mission: Impossible | Make-up Effects |
1995 | * First Knight | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1995 | * The Passion of Darkly Noon | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1995 | * Funny Bones | Make-up Effects |
1994 | * Death machine | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1992 | * Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
1992 | * Alien 3 | Animatronics |
1992 | * Candyman | Make-up Effects |
1990 | * The Witches | Make-up Effects |
1989 | * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Animatronics |
1988 | * Waxwork | Make-up Effects |
1987 | * Hellraiser | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
1987 | * On the black hill | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
1986 | * Little Shop of Horrors | Animatronics |