Dave Elsey
Dave Elsey is an English make-up artist known for special make-up effects, creature effects and animatronics in films such as X-Men: First Class, Ghost Rider, Star Wars, Hellraiser, Alien 3, and Indiana Jones. He was born on February 2, 1967, in London, England to Marie and Derek Elsey.
From 1999 to 2011, Elsey lived in Sydney, Australia with his wife Lou while working on the TV science fiction series Farscape.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Star Wars: Episode III
Elsey, a huge Star Wars fan as a child, worked on the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith movie in 2005. The work resulted in an Oscar nomination for the creature effects / make-up effects department: a first for that department on a Star Wars film.The Wolfman
In 2010, Elsey and Rick Baker collaborated on The Wolfman winning an Academy Award.Industry awards
- Saturn Award Nominations: Best Make-up
- *38th Saturn Awards 2012 - X-Men: First Class, shared with Frank Needham and Conor O'Sullivan. Won.
- Academy Award Nominations: Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- *83rd Academy Awards - The Wolfman, shared with Rick Baker. Won.
- *78th Academy Awards - Nominated for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Nomination shared with Nikki Gooley. Lost to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- Quantas Film: Achievement in Make-Up Design in Film
- *2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards: Achievement in Make-Up Design in Film - Black Sheep. Won.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credit |
| 2017 | *"Beauty and the Beast" | Beast Designer & Creature Effects Supervisor |
| 2015 | *"Mr. Holmes" | Makeup & Hair Designer for Ian McKellen |
| 2014 | *Wolves | Creature Effects Creator/Supervisor |
| 2011 | *X-Men: First Class | Beast Make-up Effects |
| 2010 | *The Wolfman | Creature Effects Supervisor |
| 2009 | *Where the Wild Things Are | Creature Effects Supervisor |
| 2008 | *Mutant Chronicles | Creature Effects Supervisor |
| 2007 | *Ghost Rider | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 2006 | *Black Sheep | Creature Effects Supervisor |
| 2005 | *Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 2000 | *Mission: Impossible 2 | Make-up Effects |
| 1999 | *My Life So Far | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1999 | *Gregory's Two Girls | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1998 | *B. Monkey | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1998 | *The Wisdom of Crocodiles | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1997 | *The Empire Strikes Back Special Edition | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1997 | *Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Make-up Effects |
| 1997 | *Incognito | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
| 1997 | *The Saint | Make-up Effects |
| 1996 | *Mission: Impossible | Make-up Effects |
| 1995 | *First Knight | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1995 | *The Passion of Darkly Noon | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1995 | *Funny Bones | Make-up Effects |
| 1994 | *Death machine | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1992 | *Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
| 1992 | *Alien 3 | Animatronics |
| 1992 | *Candyman | Make-up Effects |
| 1990 | *The Witches | Make-up Effects |
| 1989 | *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Animatronics |
| 1988 | *Waxwork | Make-up Effects |
| 1987 | *Hellraiser | Make-up Effects/ Animatronics |
| 1987 | *On the black hill | Make-up Effects Supervisor |
| 1986 | *Little Shop of Horrors | Animatronics |
Television
- Trading Races Documentary | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Farscape Seasons 1-4 | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Farscape ‘Peacekeeper Wars’ | Creature Effects Supervisor
- Cold Lazarus | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- How to be a Little Sod | Make Up/ Animatronic Supervisor
- Hunting Venus| Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Prime Suspect 5 | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Silent Witness 7 | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Comic Strip | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Hunger | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Wanderer | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- The Uninvited | Make Up Effects Supervisor
- Casualty | Make Up Effects Supervisor