Ryan Nicholson (1971 – October 8, 2019) was a Canadian special effects makeup artist and filmmaker.
Ryan Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | (aged 47) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Special effects makeup artist, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1995–2019 |
| Spouse | Megan Nicholson (m.?-2019; his death) |
| Awards | Gemini Award: Best Achievement in Makeup in Andromeda |
| Website | plotdigger |
Biography
editNicholson was born in 1971 in Victoria, British Columbia.[1] He was a self-taught artist who ran special-effects shop Flesh & Fantasy for a number of years before he began directing and producing his own independent films through his production company Plotdigger Films.[2]
He was married to Megan Nicholson and had one son.[3]
Television
editNicholson worked in the makeup department on many television shows including The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Stargate and Andromeda for which he was nominated for the Gemini Award three times for Best Achievement in Make-Up, with a win in 2002.
Film
editNicholson contributed to Scary Movie and Final Destination films, in addition to Elf, Blade: Trinity and The Chronicles of Riddick.[4]
Nicholson also wrote, produced, and directed several films under the banner of his production company Plotdigger Films, including Torched, Gutterballs, Live Feed, Hanger, Nature[5] and others.[6]
Death
editNicholson died from brain cancer on October 8, 2019.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | |||
| 2004 | Torched | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short | ||
| 2004 | Necrophagia: Nightmare Scenarios | Yes | Yes | Psychotic Boyfriend | |||
| 2006 | Live Feed | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2008 | Gutterballs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | BBK | |
| 2009 | La Petite Mort | Presenter | |||||
| 2009 | Hanger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | The Bum | |
| 2010 | Star Vehicle | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2011 | Suffer | Yes | Short | ||||
| 2012 | Famine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | The Nailer | |
| 2012 | My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous | Yes | |||||
| 2012 | Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge | Yes | Man in Truck | ||||
| 2014 | Collar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bum Fighter 1 | |
| 2015 | Gutterballs 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Post-humous release via Unearthed Films | |
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Richard. "Saying Goodbye To Special FX/Indie Filmmaker Ryan Nicholson (1971-2019)". PopHorror. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "FILM INDUSTRY PROFILE — RYAN NICHOLSON — 23 QUESTIONS" (PDF). Insight Magazine (Tourism Victoria) Issue 2, Summer 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Devlin, Mike (October 9, 2019). "Victoria-raised makeup-effects artist Ryan Nicholson dies at 47". Times Colonist. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Ryan Nicholson at IMDb[better source needed]
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