Christopher Allen Nelson is an American

make-up artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions inc ...

, VFX artist, writer and actor. He is best known for his makeup and stylings for films such as ''

Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...

'', ''

Halloween Kills ''Halloween Kills'' is a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and co-written by Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems. It is the sequel to 2018's ''Halloween'' and the twelfth installment in the'' Halloween'' franchise. The f ...

'', ''

Halloween Ends ''Halloween Ends'' is a 2022 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and co-written by Green, Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan and Chris Bernier. It is the sequel to ''Halloween Kills'' (2021), the thirteenth installment in the ''Ha ...

'', '' Kill Bill: Vol. 1'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', '' Kill Bill: Vol. 2'', ''

Sin City ''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir comics by American comic book writer-artist Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in ''Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special'' (April 1991), and continued in ''Dark Horse Presents'' #51� ...

'', '' Thor: The Dark World'', ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

'', ''

World War Z ''World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War'' is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. The novel is broken into eight chapters: “Warnings”, “Blame”, “The Great Panic”, “Turning the Ti ...

'', ''

Inherent Vice ''Inherent Vice'' is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investigat ...

'', ''

Deadpool Deadpool is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (cover-dated Feb. 1991). Initially, Deadp ...

'', ''

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ' ...

'' and ''

Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, cre ...

'' (2016) has earned him numerous awards and nominations. His acting credits include the groom of

Beatrix Kiddo Beatrix "the Bride" Kiddo (codename: Black Mamba) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the two-part film ''Kill Bill'' directed by Quentin Tarantino. She is portrayed by Uma Thurman. Kiddo was ranked by ''Empire'' magazine as 23rd of ...

in '' Kill Bill: Volume 2'', the cop with brownies in ''

'', and a

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in the 2008 ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...

'' episode "Limelight". He won two consecutive

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special for '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'', and for ''

'', he received an

Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Academy Award given to the best achievement in makeup and hairstyling for film. Traditionally, three films have been nominated each year with exceptions in the early 1980s and 2002 when the ...

at 89th Academy Awards.

Awards and nominations

* 2014-15:

for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special - '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'' * 2016:

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for Best Makeup and Hairstyling - ''

'' with

Alessandro Bertolazzi Alessandro Bertolazzi (born 16 February 1958) is an Italian makeup artist. His work on films such as ''Babel'' (2006), ''Biutiful'' (2010), ''J. Edgar'' (2011), ''To the Wonder'' (2012), ''Skyfall'' (2012), '' The Impossible'' (2012), '' Fury'' ( ...

and

Giorgio Gregorini Giorgio Gregorini is an Italian makeup artist. He has worked on films such as ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001), ''Gangs of New York'' (2002), ''Troy'' (2004), ''Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), ''Babel'' (2006), '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) and ''Suicide ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Christopher Living people American male actors Special effects people American make-up artists Best Makeup Academy Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)