Hair, Makeup & Prosthetic Designer
Melanie started her makeup career in editorial and fashion but, driven by a true passion for prosthetics, naturally moved into the film and television. Her background in film is as impressive as it is diverse. From working special makeup effects on blockbuster studios pictures like Star Wars, Avengers and American Assassin, to designing independent features like William Nicholson’s Hope Gap, Mel is just as good at creating immaculate glamour as she is at building gruesome dead bodies and creatures. In addition to her film work, Mel has established herself in recent years as one of the UK’s top designers for episodic television with credits on hit shows such as The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (Netflix), The Lazarus Project (Sky) and Bodies (Netflix). She operates a prosthetic studio out of Yorkshire supplying builds for her own shows as well as for makeup designers and productions across the industry. Based in Huddersfield, Mel is available for work worldwide.
* BAFTA Cymru Award winner *
The Day of the Jackal
Hair, Makeup & Prosthetic Designer
BODIES
Hair, Makeup & Prosthetic Designer
Selected credits
date | production | director / production company |
as Hair and Makeup Designer | ||
television: | ||
2023 | THE DAY OF THE JACKAL Episodes 1-5 (Hair, Makeup & Prosthetics Designer) | Brian Kirk, Anthony Philipson / Carnival Films |
2023 | HULLRAISERS Series 2 | Ian Fitzgibbon / Fable Pictures |
2022 | BODIES | Marco Kreuzpaintner / Moonage Pictures for Netflix |
2021 | THE BASTARD SON & THE DEVIL HIMSELF | Colm McCarthy / Imaginarium Productions for Netflix |
2021 | THE LAZARUS PROJECT | Marco Kreuzpaintner / Urban Myth Films |
2020 | WAR OF THE WORLDS Series 2 | Gilles Coulier, Richard Clark / Urban Myth Films |
2019 | THE ONE | Jeremy Lovering / Urban Myth Films for Netflix |
2019 | WAR OF THE WORLDS | Gilles Coulier / Urban Myth Films |
Winner: BAFTA Cymru Awards - Best Hair & Makeup |
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2018 | BUTTERFLY | Anthony Byrne / Red Production for ITV |
2017 | MARCELLA Series 2 | Charles Martin / Buccaneer Media for ITV |
2017 | THE VIRTUES | Shane Meadows / Warp Films |
2017 | OVERSHADOWED | Hildegard Ryan / Rollem Productions, BBC3 |
2015 | BLACK WORK | Michael Samuels / Mammoth Screen |
2013 | SILENT WITNESS XVII | Various Directors / BBC |
2012 | WHITECHAPEL III | John Strickland / Carnival Films |
2011 | THE BAND | Lee Otway / Porcelain Films |
feature films: | ||
2024 | FACKHAM HALL | Jim O’Hanlon / Archery Pictures |
2024 | MAINTENANCE REQUIRED | Lacey Uhlemeyer / Future Artists Entertainment |
2024 | BANK OF DAVE 'THE SEQUEL' | Chris Foggin / Tempo Productions |
2023 | BANK OF DAVE | Chris Foggin / Tempo Productions |
2020 | THE BANISHING (Makeup & Prosthetics Designer) | Christopher Smith / West End Films |
2018 | HOPE GAP | William Nicholson / Origin Pictures |
2016 | SOLIS | Carl Strathie / GSP Studios |
2016 | HABIT (Prosthetics Designer) | Simeon Halligan / Not a Number |
2015 | IN EXTREMIS (Prosthetics Designer) | Steve Stone / Green Screen Productions |
2015 | GLOVES OFF | Steven Nesbit / MoliFilms Entertainment |
2014 | URBAN AND THE SHED CREW | Candida Brady / Blenheim Films |
2014 | LONG TIME COMING | Steve Nesbitt / North South Films |
2014 | IDENTICALS | Simon Pummell / Hot Property Films |
2012 | PETER - A PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER | Skip Kite / Sanjay Kumar / Praslin Pictures |
2012 | WASTELAND | Rowan Athale / Moli-Mischief Films |
Commercials include |
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NIKE ‘EURO 16’, CADBURY’S WORLD, RSC & V FESTIVAL, HEART OF ENGLAND, ADIDAS, TJ HUGHES, SAFESTYLE UK, HOLIDAYS DIRECT, NORWOOD INTERIORS |
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Talent worked with includes |
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Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Friel, Michael Keaton, David Suchet, Ricky Tomlinson, Dylan O’Brien, Catherine Tate, Robbie Williams, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Timothy Spall, Isla Fisher, Jonny Vegas, Keith Allen, James Nesbitt, Steven Berkoff, Richard Armitage, Bernard Hill, Rupert Penry-Jones, David Harewood, Sarah Parish, Emilia Fox, Joanna Page, Freema Agyeman, Vanessa Kirby Matthew McNulty, Salman Khan, David Beckham, Mohammed Ali, Maxine Peak and Beverly Knight. |