Hair, Makeup & Prosthetic Designer
Donald James Mowat was born and raised in Montreal, Canada to British parents. In a career spanning more than three decades, his work on ratings-busters like ‘Dune’, ‘Dune: part two’, ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and ‘Skyfall’ have cemented his reputation as being one of the world’s top makeup designers and department heads. So far, he’s earned an Academy Award Nomination, three BAFTA nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Saturn Awards, and received a record ten Make-up Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards nominations. In 2012 Donald was awarded Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in 2018 for his work with BAFTA Los Angeles youth outreach. He has British, Canadian and US citizenship and lives in Los Angeles, but is happy to go where the work takes him.
* Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 27 nominations. *
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Make Up, Hair & Prosthetics Designer
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Make Up, Hair & Prosthetics Designer
Selected credits
date | production | director / producer/ production company |
feature films: | ||
| 2024 | TRON: ARES | Joachim Rønning / Walt Disney Studios |
| (Makeup Dept. Head/Makeup Designer) | ||
| cast: Jared Leto, GretaLee, Jodie Turner Smith, Evan Peters, Arturo Castro , Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson | ||
| 2023 | DUNE: PART TWO | Denis Villeneuve / Legendary Entertainment |
| (Makeup Dept. Head/ Make Up Hair & Prosthetics Designer) | ||
| cast: Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Dave Bautista | ||
| 2022 | THE COVENANT | Guy Ritchie / Toff Guy Films |
| (Make-up and Hair Designer) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhall, Dar Salim, Anthony Starr, Alexander Ludwig, Emily Beecham, Johnny Lee Miller | ||
Winner: Best Make-Up - Saturn Awards 2024 | ||
| 2021 | THE GUILTY | Antoine Fuqua / Amet Entertainment |
| (Makeup and Hair Designer, Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhall | ||
| 2021 | LITTLE THINGS | John Lee Hancock / Mark Johnson / Warner Bros. |
| (Makeup Dept. Head / Designer) | ||
| cast: Jared Leto, Rami Malek | ||
| 2021 | DUNE | Denis Villeneuve / Legendary Entertainment |
| (Makeup Dept. Head/ Make Up Hair & Prosthetics Designer) | ||
| cast: Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling. Josh Brolin | ||
Winner: Best Make-Up - Saturn Awards 2022 | ||
Nominated – Oscar Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling – Academy Awards, USA 2022 |
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Nominated – BAFTA Film Award Best Make Up & Hair – BAFTA 2022 |
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Nominated - Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards - Best Special Makeup Effects - Feature-Length Motion Picture, 2022 |
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Nominated - Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards - Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Feature-Length Motion Picture, 2022 |
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| 2019 | SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME | Jon Watts / Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal / Sony Pictures |
| (Personal: Jake Gyllenhall) | ||
| 2018 | VELVET BUZZSAW | Dan Gilroy / Jennifer Fox / Netflix |
| (Makeup Dept. Head / Designer) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Toni Colette, Tom Sturridge, Bill Mangnussen, Zawe Ashton |
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| 2018 | FIRST MAN | Damien Chazelle / Universal Pictures |
| (Makeup Dept. Head / Designer) | ||
| cast: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clark | ||
| 2017 | THE DARKEST MINDS | Jennifer Yuh Nelson / 21 Laps Entertainment |
| (Hair & Makeup Designer / Makeup Department Head) | ||
| cast: Gwendoline Christie, Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Harris Dickinson, Patrick Gibson | ||
| 2017 | BLADE RUNNER 2049 | Denis Villeneuve / 16:14 Entertainment |
| (Makeup Dept. Head / Designer) | ||
| cast: Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas | ||
Nominated: BAFTA Film Award - Best Make Up/Hair |
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Nominated: Saturn Award - Best Make-up | ||
Nominated- Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards - Best Period and/or Character Makeup |
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| 2017 | STRONGER | David Gordon Green / Bold Films |
| (Hair & Makeup Designer / Makeup Department Head) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson | ||
| 2015 | NOCTURNAL ANIMALS | Tom Ford / Focus Features |
| (Makeup Dept. Head / Designer) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Armie Hammer Aaron Taylor Johnson, Ellie Bamber | ||
Winner - Hollywood Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards - Best Contemporary Makeup |
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Nominated, BAFTA Film Award - Best Make Up/Hair |
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| 2015 | SPECTRE | Sam Mendes / Barbara Broccoli / MGM |
| (Personal: Daniel Craig) | ||
| 2015 | SICARIO | Denis Villeneuve / Basil Iwanyk, Molly Smith / Thunder Road Pictures |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal | ||
| 2014 | NIGHT CRAWLER | Dan Gilroy / Jennifer Fox / Bold Films |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton | ||
Nominated: Best Contemporary Makeup -Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, 2015 |
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| 2013 | PRISONERS | Denis Villeneuve / Broderick Johnson / Warner Bros. |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo | ||
Winner: Best Contemporary Makeup - Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, 2014 |
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Winner: Best Makeup - Saturn Awards, 2014 |
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| 2012 | SKYFALL | Sam Mendes / Barbara Broccoli / MGM |
| (Personal: Daniel Craig and stunt/photo doubles) | ||
Nominated: Best Makeup - Saturn Awards, 2013 | ||
| 2011 | THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO | David Fincher / Cean Chaffin / Sony Pictures |
| (Personal: Daniel Craig; Special Makeup: Rooney Mara) | ||
| 2011 | DREAM HOUSE | Jim Sheridan / Mike Drake (LP) / Morgan Creek |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Daniel Craig, Elias Koteas, Sarah Gadon, Martin Csokas | ||
| 2011 | COWBOYS & ALIENS | Jon Favreau / Basil Grillo (UPM) / Dreamworks |
| (Personal: Daniel Craig and stunt/photo doubles) | ||
| 2010 | THE FIGHTER | David O. Russell / Jeff Waxman (LP) / Relativity |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo | ||
| 2010 | CASINO JACK | George Hickenlooper / Bill Marks (LP) / Bagman |
| cast: Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston, Spencer Garrett | ||
| 2010 | REPO MEN | Miguel Sapochnik / Mike Drake (LP) / Universal Pictures |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga | ||
Nominated: Best Makeup - Saturn Awards, 2011 | ||
| 2008 | MAX PAYNE | John Moore / Tom Karnowski (LP) / 20th Century Fox |
| cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Olga Kurylenko, Chris O'Donnell | ||
| 2007 | SHOOTER | Antoine Fuqua / Ric Kidney (LP) / Paramount Pictures |
| (Personal: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
| 2006 | THE DEPARTED | Martin Scorsese / G. Mac Brown (LP) / Warner Bros. |
| (Personal: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
| 2006 | THE SENTINEL | Dir: Clark Johnson / Bill Carraro (LP) / 20th Century Fox |
| cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Eva longoria, Martin Donovan | ||
| 2006 | INVINCIBLE | Ericson Core / Ezra Swerdlow (LP) / Disney |
| (Personal: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
| 2005 | THE PERFECT CATCH aka FEVER PITCH | Farrelly Brothers / Marc Fischer (LP) / 20th Century Fox |
| (Personal: Jimmy Fallon) | ||
| 2005 | ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 | Jean-Franois Richet / Don Carmody (LP) / Focus |
| cast: Ethan Hawke, Maria Bello, John Leguizamo, Gabriel Byrne | ||
| 2004 | TAKING LIVES | D.J. Caruso / Alan Blomquist (LP) / Warner Bros. |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez, Marie Josee Croze, Paul Dano | ||
| 2003 | THE HUMAN STAIN | Robert Benton / Ron Bozman (LP) / Miramax Films |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jacinda Barrett, Ed Harris, Wentworth Miller, Harry Lennix | ||
Nominated: Best Contemporary Makeup - Hollywood Makeup Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Awards, 2004 |
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| 2002 | THE ITALIAN JOB | F. Gary Gray / Jim Dyer (LP) / Paramount Pictures |
| (Personal Makeup Artist: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
| 2002 | 8 MILE | Curtis Hanson / Gregory Goodman (LP) / Universal |
| (as Makeup Supervisor) | ||
| cast: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Anthony Mackie | ||
Nominated: Best Contemporary Makeup - Hollywood Makeup Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Awards, 2003 |
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| 2001 | HEIST | David Mamet / Scott Ferguson (LP), Josette Perrotta (LP) / Warner Bros. |
| (as Makeup Supervisor) | ||
| cast: Gene Hackman, Danny Devito | ||
| 2001 | ROCK STAR | Stephen Herek / Mike Fottrell (LP) / Warner Bros. |
| (Personal: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
| 2001 | PLANET OF THE APES | Tim Burton / Dick Zanuck, Matt Birch (LP) / 20th Century Fox |
| (Personal: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
| 2000 | THE PERFECT STORM | Wolfgang Petersen / Duncan Henderson (LP) / Warner Bros. |
| (Personal: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
| 2000 | FREQUENCY | Gregory Hoblit / Bill Carraro (LP) / New Line Cinema |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel, Elizabeth Mitchell | ||
| 2000 | THE YARDS | James Gray / Kerry Orent (LP) / Miramax Films |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Faye Dunaway, James Caan, Ellen Burstyn | ||
| 1999 | THREE KINGS | David O. Russell / Gregory Goodman (LP) / Warner Bros. |
| (Personal: Mark Wahlberg) | ||
Nominated: Best Contemporary Makeup - Hollywood Makeup Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Awards, 2000 |
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| 1999 | THE CORRUPTOR | James Foley / Bill Carraro (LP) / New Line Cinema |
| cast: Mark Wahlberg, Chow Yun-Fat, Brian Cox | ||
| 1999 | GLORIA | Sidney lumet / G. Mac Brown (LP) / Columbia Pictures |
| (Personal: Jeremy Northam) | ||
| 1997 | MIMIC | Guillermo del Toro / B.J. Rack (LP) / Miramax Films |
| cast: Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton | ||
| 1996 | FLY AWAY HOME | Carroll Ballard / John M. Eckert (LP) / Columbia Pictures |
| cast: Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany | ||
| 1996 | HARRIET THE SPY | Bronwen Hughes / Nava Levin (LP) / Nickelodeon Movies |
| cast: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Eartha Kitt | ||
| 1995 | MARGARET'S MUSEUM | Mort Ransen / Claudio Luca (LP) / Tele-Action |
| cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Nelligan (period makeup) | ||
television: | ||
| 2024 | PRESUMED INNOCENT | Anne Sewitsky, Greg Yaitanes / Apple Studios |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Renate Reinsve | ||
| 2021 | MOON KNIGHT | Various / Marvel Studios for Disney+ |
| (Makeup, Hair & Prosthetics Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy | ||
| 2009 | COP HOUSE pilot | Brett Ratner / Fox |
| (Makeup Dept. Head) | ||
| cast: Joanna Garcia, Scott Caan, Tony Hale, Curtiss Cook | ||
| 2006 | PRAIRIE GIANT: THE TOMMY DOUGLAS STORY | John Smith / Minds Eye Ent. - CBC |
| (as Makeup Supervisor) | ||
| cast: Kristin Booth, Michel Theriault (Period & Age makeup) | ||
Winner: Best Achievement in Makeup - Gemini Awards, 2006 |
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| 1998 | THE SLEEP ROOM mini-series | Anne Wheeler / Cinar Films - CBC |
| cast: Donald Moffat, Nicola Cavendish, Macha Grenon (Period & Age makeup) | ||
Winner: Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup - Gemini Awards, 1998 |
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| 1994 | MILLION DOLLAR BABIES mini-series | Christian Duguay / Cinar Films - CBC |
| cast: Beau Bridges, Roy Dupuis, Kate Nelligan, Ginette Reno, Celine Boniere (Period makeup) | ||
| 1991 | ENCHANTMENT: MARK TWAIN & ME | Daniel Petrie / Walt Disney TV |
| cast: Talia Shire, Fiona Reid, Amy Stewart, R.H. Thompson (period makeup) | ||
Winner: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Mini series or a Special - Emmy Awards, 1991/2 |
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Winner: Best Makeup - CableACE Awards, 1993 |
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| 1987 | CAPTAIN POWER & THE SOLDIERS OF THE FUTURE series | Various / Mattel Inc. |
| cast: Tim Dunigan, Jessica Steen | ||
Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Makeup - Daytime Emmy Awards, 1988 |
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