Christopher Allen Nelson
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
$200,000
Christopher Allen Nelson
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Christopher Allen Nelson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15. While studying acting, he established himself as one of the top Special FX Make-up Artists in the industry, learning acting first hand from the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Jeremy Irons, Mike Myers, Robin Williams, and Christopher Walken. His first ...
Christopher Allen Nelson
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Net Worth
$200,000
Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Profession
Make Up Department, Actor, Special Effects
Known For
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Sin City (2005)
Make Up Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ghost Ship
2002
special makeup effects artist
Vampires: Los Muertos
2002
special makeup effects supervisor - as Christopher Nelson
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
prosthetics makeup artist - as Christopher Nelson
Mr. Deeds
2002
makeup designer - uncredited
Murder by Numbers
2002
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
The Time Machine
2002
makeup application: KNB EFX Group - as Christopher Nelson / special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Big Fat Liar
2002
special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson
A Beautiful Mind
2001
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Ali
2001
special makeup effects artist
Evolution
2001
special makeup effects artist
The Animal
2001
special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson
Unbreakable
2000
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Little Nicky
2000
special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson
The Outer Limits
1995-2000
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 21 episodes
X-Men
2000
special makeup effects artist
Magnolia
1999
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Mercy Point
1998-1999
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 3 episodes
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson
Virus
1999
special makeup effects artist
Species II
1998
special makeup effects artist
Sphere
1998
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Kiss the Girls
1997
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Men in Black
1997
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Nightwatch
1997
prosthetic makeup department head: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. / special makeup effects artist
Bad Moon
1996
special makeup effects artist
Bordello of Blood
1996
effects makeup designer - as Christopher Nelson
The Dentist
1996
special makeup effects artist
Crying Freeman
1995
prosthetic makeup effects - as Christopher Nelson
Dead Man
1995
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
The Granny
1995
Video makeup artist - as Christopher Nelson
The Surgeon
1995
key technician: X.F.X., Inc. - as Chris Nelson
Night of the Demons 2
1994
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Necronomicon: Book of Dead
1993
special makeup effects artist
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993
special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson
Short Cuts
1993
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Return of the Living Dead III
1993
special effects makeup - as Christopher Nelson
The Dark Half
1993
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Batman Returns
1992
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Suicide Squad
2016
"killer croc" fx make-up artist/supervisor knb efx group filming
Goosebumps
2015
special makeup effects artist completed
From Dusk Till Dawn
2015
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 1 episode
American Horror Story
2011-2015
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 26 episodes
The Walking Dead
2014
TV Series special effects makeup artist - 1 episode
NCIS: Los Angeles
2013-2014
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 15 episodes
Criminal Minds
2014
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 3 episodes
Sabotage
2014
special makeup effects artist: additional photagraphy
Honeymoon
2014
special makeup effects artist
Major Crimes
2013
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 6 episodes
Thor: The Dark World
2013
makeup artist
Teen Wolf
2013
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 1 episode
World War Z
2013
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
The Hangover Part III
2013
special makeup effects artist
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
CSI: NY
2013
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 1 episode
Jobs
2013
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
special makeup effects artist
God Bless America
2011
special makeup effects artist - as Christopher Nelson
The Cape
2011
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 6 episodes
Devil
2010
special makeup effects artist
True Blood
2010
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 1 episode
Alice in Wonderland
2010/I
key artist: Legacy Effects - as Chris Nelson
The Stepfather
2009
special makeup effects artist
Star Trek
2009
special makeup effects artist
Mad Men
2008
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 1 episode
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
special makeup effects artist / special makeup supervisor
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006
makeup artist: elves - as Chris Nelson
Nip/Tuck
2006
TV Series additional makeup artist - 1 episode
Comedy Hell
2006
special makeup effects artist
Masters of Horror
2006
TV Series special makeup effects artist - 1 episode
Hostel
2005
on-set makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson
Serenity
2005
key makeup artist: KNB EFX Group - as Christopher Nelson
Land of the Dead
2005
special makeup effects artist: on-set - as Chris Nelson
Sin City
2005
on-set special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
2005
makeup effects artist
Cursed
2005
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Constantine
2005
special makeup effects artist
Fat Albert
2004
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
special makeup effects artist - uncredited
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson
Employee of the Month
2004
special makeup effects: KNB EFX Group, Inc.: on-set application - as Chris Nelson / special makeup effects: on-set application, KNB EFX Group, Inc. - as Chris Nelson
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
special makeup effects artist - as Chris Nelson
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
special makeup effects artist
Hulk
2003
special makeup effects artist
Identity
2003
special makeup effects artist
The Hunted
2003
special makeup effects artist
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inherent Vice
2014
Glenn Charlock
Lucy Falls
2013
Short
Joe
Merkin Penal
2013
Short
Hetfield
The Walking Dead: Webisodes
2012
TV Mini-Series
Harris
Hollywoo
2011
Prisonnier serbe
God Bless America
2011
Trooper
Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2
2011
Max (as Christopher Nelson)
Raising the Bar
2009
TV Series
Tommy
1%
2008
TV Movie
Tweaker
Vacancy 2: The First Cut
2008
Video
Sheriff (as Chris Nelson)
Factory
2008
TV Series
Don Mckenzie (2008)
30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust
2008
TV Mini-Series
Jacob (2008)
Stiletto
2008/II
Buzzcut
Criminal Minds
2008
TV Series
Unsub
The Rage
2007
Larry (as Christopher Nelson)
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
Officer
Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
2007
Captain
The Dead Girl
2006
Murray
The Tripper
2006
Gus / Reagan (as Chris Nelson)
Weeds
2006
TV Series
Mattias
Comedy Hell
2006
Motel Clerk
The Lather Effect
2006
Billy Idol Guy (uncredited)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2005
TV Series
Officer D.A. Michaels / Officer Michaels
Hostel
2005
Dutch Police Officer
McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?
2005
TV Movie
Eddie (as Christopher Nelson)
Land of the Dead
2005
Veteran Soldier
Cold Case
2004
TV Series
Lester Hughes ('79)
The Hillz
2004
Kid
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Tommy Plympton (as Chris Nelson)
Employee of the Month
2004
Squeegy Man (as Chris Nelson)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
The Groom (uncredited)
Ghosts of Mars
2001
Demon Miner (uncredited)
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Enthiran
2010
special effects makeup
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
special effects makeup - as Chris Nelson
The Cell
2000
special effects makeup - uncredited
Bicentennial Man
1999
project/set supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. - as Chris Nelson
Species II
1998
key prosthetic effects: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc. - as Chris Nelson
Phantoms
1998
wargle effects supervisor: Steve Johnson's X.F.X. Inc. - as Chris Nelson
The Shining
1997
TV Mini-Series special effects technician - 3 episodes
The Dentist
1996
special effects: Brooke
The Stand
1994
TV Mini-Series special effects technician - 4 episodes
Necronomicon: Book of Dead
1993
wail safe creature supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc.
Freaked
1993
special effects technician
The Temp
1993
special effects makeup
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gary's Vampire Proofing and Corpse Disposal
2016
pre-production
Hero of the Day
2012
writer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
puppeteer
Species II
1998
puppeteer - as Christopher Nelson
Return of the Living Dead III
1993
creator: prosthetic effects - as Christopher Nelson
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gary's Vampire Proofing and Corpse Disposal
2016
producer pre-production
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special
American Horror Story (2011)
2015
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
American Horror Story (2011)
2015
Artisan
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
Best Special Makeup Effects - Television Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
American Horror Story (2011)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
American Horror Story (2011)
2014
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
American Horror Story (2011)
2013
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
American Horror Story (2011)
2012
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
American Horror Story (2011)
2011
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
The Cape (2011)
2007
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special