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Director

Gary J. Tunnicliffe

Costume & Make-Up

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

5

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TMDB popularity

0.3

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 58

TMDB ID: 62824

IMDb ID: nm0876683

Known for: Costume & Make-Up

Born: February 27, 1968

Age: 58

Place of birth: Burntwood, Staffordshire, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1992 - 2026

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 5.53

Wikidata: Q27662841

Also known as

Gary J. Tunicliffe • Garry Tunnicliffe • Gary John Tunnicliffe • Gary Tunnicliffe • Garry Tuncliffe

Frequent jobs

Director (3)Second Unit Director (2)Makeup Effects Designer (12)Special Effects Makeup Artist (10)Makeup Designer (6)Writer (5)Makeup Effects (4)Special Effects (3)Characters (2)Creature Design (2)

Biography

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.