Susan Hayward


Makeup Department Head

Susan is an Emmy nominated international make-up artist with 25 years’ experience in the film and fashion industries. Originally from Toronto, she moved to London in her mid-twenties to pursue her love of fashion make-up. While there, she did shows for London Fashion Week and advertising spreads for (amongst others) Coca-Cola. Upon returning to Toronto a few years later, Susan joined I.A.T.S.E where she began working on features and episodic television for Paramount Pictures, Sony, MGM, Universal, HBO, CBS and NBC. In 2009 she received an Emmy Nomination for her work on Grey Gardens. In recent years, Susan has led the makeup departments on some hit shows including ‘V Wars’ for Netflix and the highly acclaimed ‘Girlfriend Experience’. Based in Toronto, she is available for work worldwide.

* Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) for Grey Gardens (2009) *

13: The Musical

Makeup Department Head

THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE Season 2

Makeup Department Head

Working with Susan was one of the highlights of making FEEL THE BEAT. Her artistry, professionalism and just who she is as a person added so much to the experience and final result of making the movie. Looking forward to working with her again soon.

Susan Cartsonis - Producer on 'Feel The Beat'

Selected credits


date
production
director / production company
as Makeup Department Head
feature films:
2024
GOOD GRADES (reshoots)
cast: Marnie McPhail-Diamond, Harley Ruznisky
M. Night Shyamalan / Little Sister Productions
2021
13: THE MUSICAL
cast: Debra Messing, Rhea Perlman, Eli Golden
Tamra Davis / Fireside Pictures ULC for Netflix
2020
FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES
cast: Knox Gibson, Henneke Talbot, Justin Mader
Ashley Eakin / Cargo Productions
2019
FEEL THE BEAT
cast: Sofia Carson, Wolfgang Novogratz
Elissa Down / Netflix
2018
COME PLAY
cast: Gillian Jacobs, Azhy Robertson, John Gallagher Jr
Jacob Chase / Focus Features
2018
CODE 8 (reshoots)
Cast: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Kari Matchett, Greg Bryk, Kyla Kane
Jeff Chan / Blue Ice
2017
THE LIE
cast: Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard, Joey King
Veena Sud / Blumhouse Prod. For Amazon Prime Video
2016
NUTCRACKER CHRISTMAS
cast: Amy Acker, Sascha Radetsky, Sophia Lucia, Catherine Mary Stewart
Michael Lembeck / Nutcracker Productions for Hallmark
television:
2022
ACCUSED season 1
cast: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Michael Chiklis, Abigail Breslin, Molly Parker, Jill Hennessy, Whitney Cummings, Margo Martindale, Rhea Perlman, Karen LeBlanc
various / Sony Pictures for Fox
2019
IMPULSE season 2
cast: Maddie Hasson, Missi Pyle, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold
various / Universal Cable Prod. for YouTube Premium
2018
V WARS
cast: Ian Somerhalder, Nikki Reed, Adrian Holmes, Laura Vandervoort
Brad Turner, High Park Ent. For Netflix
2017
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE season 2
cast: Anna Friel, Louisa Krause
various / Transactional Pictures for Starz!
2016
EYEWITNESS
cast: Julianne Nicholson, Gil Bellows, Tyler Young, James Paxton
various / Universal Cable Productions for USA
2010
WAREHOUSE 13 season 2 (2nd Unit)
cast: Allison Scagliotti, Nolan Gerard Funk, Saul Rubinek
various / Universal Cable Productions for Syfy
2006
RUNAWAY (2nd Unit)
cast: Dustin Milligan, Sarah Ramos, Nathan Gamble, Andrew Lawrence, Susan Floyd, Leah Cudmore
Various / Sony Pictures for The CW
2005
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (2nd Unit)
cast: Sarah Foret, Torrey Devitto, Grant Show, Sean Wing, Ricky Mabe
various / Sony Pictures Television
2005
1-800-MISSING (2nd Unit)
cast: Lori Loughlin, Mark Consuelos, Jennifer Dale, Cynthia Gibb, Sally Richardson, Azura Skye
various / Lifetime Television
as Key Makeup Artist
television:
2017
CONDOR season 1
cast: Mira Sorvino, Gabe Hogan, Max Irons
various / Skydance MGM
2016
KILLJOYS season 2
cast: Thom Allison, Sarah Power, Rob Stewart, Maiko Nyguyen, Morgan Kelly
various / Mendacity Pictures for Syfy
2015
11/22/63
cast: Gil Bellows
various / Bad Robot, Portal Films for Hulu
2015
INCORPORATED pilot
cast: David Hewlitt, Eddie Ramos
David Pastor, Alex Pastor / CN Pilot Productions
2015
DEFIANCE season 3
cast: Tony Curran, Linda Hamilton, Monika Parker, Nicole Munoz, Jesse Rath
Michael Nankin / Five & Dime Prod. for Syfy
2012-14
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST season 1 & 2
cast: Kristen Kreuk, Nina Lisandrello, Austin Basis, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Nicole Gale Anderson, Elizabeth Rohm
various / Take 5 Productions
2012
REWIND pilot
cast: various
Jack Bender / Universal Cable Productions for Syfy
2011
AGAINST THE WALL
cast: Treat Williams, Kathy Baker, Annabeth Gish, Andrew Walker, Brandon Quinn, Daniel Kash, Steve Byers
various / GEP Productions Inc for NBC
2010
KING
cast: Gabe Hogan, Allan Van Sprang, Aaron Poole, Zoe Doyle, Linda Kash
Clark Johnson / King Productions
2009
THE BRIDGE
cast: Inga Cadranel, Theresa Joy, Frank Cassini
various / Brass Productions for CBS
2009
THE DEALERSHIP pilot
cast: Greg Bryck
Ken Girotti / Verite Productions Inc.
2008
FRINGE
cast: Jasika Nicole, Lance Reddick, Mark Valley, Blair Brown, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Kirk Acevedo
Alex Graves / Fox
2007
GREY GARDENS
cast: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Justin Louis, Arye Gross, Ken Howard, Malcolm Gets
Michael Sucsy / Privet Pictures
Nominated: Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
2006
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
cast: Sean Combs, Justin Martin, Bill Nunn, Sean Patrick Thomas, David Oyelowo, Rudy Webb, John Stamos
Kenny Leon / Sony Pictures
2003
CHASING ALICE pilot
cast: Zack Ward, Shemar Moore, Al Sapienza
Ralph Hemecker / Warner Bros.
feature films:
2007
REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA!
cast: various
Darren Bousman / Twisted Pictures
2007
FLASH OF GENIUS
cast: Mitch Pileggi, Daniel Roebuck, Kate Greenhouse
Marc Abraham / Spyglass Entertainment
2003
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE
cast: various
Alexander Witt / Summit Entertainment
2003
THE PRINCE AND ME
cast: Luke Mably (SPFX only), John Bourgeios, Alberta Watson, Zachary Knighton, Steve O'Reilly, Elizabeth Waterston Clare Preuss, Yaani King, Angelo Tsarouchas
Martha Coolidge / Paramount Pictures
2002
COLD CREEK MANOR
cast: Juliette Lewis, Stephen Dorff, Dana Eskelson, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Wilson
Mike Figgis / Touchstone Pictures