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Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Burntwood, Staffordshire, England, UK
Gary J. Tunnicliffe has been working in the film industry since 1990, primarily designing and creating special make up effects, working on over 130 feature films including entries…
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Gary J. Tunnicliffe has been working in the film industry since 1990, primarily designing and creating special make up effects, working on over 130 feature films including entries on many of the most beloved 'horror genre' franchises including Blade, Halloween, Candyman, Scream, Exorcist, Feast, Prophecy, Mimic, Scary Movie, Children of the Corn, The Collector, Piranha and (most notoriously) Hellraiser (8 films) He is especially known for designing elaborate and shocking death sequences which earned him the playful nickname 'The Hollywood Assassin' At the age of 27 he wrote and directed his first feature, the science fiction horror film "Within The Rock' for producer Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, Walk The Line) since then he has directed multiple feature films including the acclaimed Hellraiser Judgment and has directed actors including Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase, Dakota Fanning, Chloe Grace Moretz, Lynne Redgrave, Katy Segal, Howie Mandel, Wallace Shawn and James earl Jones He also written several produced screenplays, produced, directed 2nd unit, acted, performed stunts and puppeteered on a host of different projects. Based in Los Angeles he has a design studio in Northridge, just minutes away from Hollywood.
Filmography
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2026
Corporate Retreat
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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2026
Infestation
Movie Special Effects
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2023
The Exorcist: Believer
Movie Makeup Effects
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2019
Trick
Movie Principal
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2018
Hellraiser: Judgment
Movie The Auditor
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2017
The Hatred
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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2016
Pet
Movie Homeless Guy
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2016
Miracles from Heaven
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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2015
The Hive
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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2015
Most Likely to Die
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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2015
The Chicken Run
Movie Writer
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2015
The Wedding Ringer
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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2014
Gone Girl
Movie Makeup Effects
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2014
Burying the Ex
Movie Makeup Effects
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2014
Animal
Movie Creature Design
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2013
Beneath
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
More credits
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2013
Killing Season
Movie Makeup Designer
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2012
The Collection
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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2011
Corman's World
Movie Self - Makeup Designer
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2011
Hellraiser: Revelations
Movie Screenplay
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2011
Children of the Corn: Genesis
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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2011
Scream 4
Movie Prosthetic Designer
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2010
Shanghai
Movie Prosthetics
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2010
Dinoshark
Movie Jeremy Long
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2009
Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie Nervous Lumberjack (voice)
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2009
Hellraiser: Deader – Winter's Lament
Movie Characters
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2009
Feast III: The Happy Finish
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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2009
My Bloody Valentine
Movie Makeup Designer
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2008
Necromonger Dave
Movie Director
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2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Movie Security Guard #2
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2007
Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
Movie Makeup Designer
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2006
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
Movie Makeup Designer
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2006
Hellraiser: Prophecy
Movie Characters
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2005
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
Movie Makeup Artist
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2005
Feast
Movie Mama Beast
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2005
Hellraiser: Hellworld
Movie Second Unit Director
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2005
Dracula III: Legacy
Movie Makeup Designer
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2005
Hellraiser: Deader
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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2005
The Prophecy: Uprising
Movie Special Effects
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2004
Exorcist: The Beginning
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
