Nick Dudman, a renowned makeup effects designer, and his team brought to life the magical animatronic creatures, makeup effects, and CG scanning models in all the Harry Potter films, earning them Bafta nominations for the first four films in the series, as well as the seventh.
Their exceptional work garnered an Oscar nomination, another Bafta nomination, and another Saturn nomination for the final film in the series. Nick Dudman received the Critics' Choice Award for Best Makeup for his work on the last film.
Nick Dudman's impressive career continued with his win of the Bafta for Best Visual Effects for "The Fifth Element". In 2006, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He received the Canadian Genie Award for Special Achievement in Make-Up for Beowulf and Grendel in 2007.
Nick Dudman's work on the TV series "Penny Dreadful" earned him a Bafta Craft Award for the first series and an Emmy nomination for all three seasons, consecutively, for three years.
He is currently developing a major TV series, "The Saga of The Exiles", based on the best-selling science fiction/fantasy novels by Julian May.
In 2012, Nick Dudman was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the University of the Arts Bournemouth in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of makeup effects design.
Nick Dudman's latest project is as Makeup Effects and Creatures Designer on the Amazon/Legendary series "Carnival Row".
