Greg Nicotero
Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Born: March 15, 1963
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gregory “Greg” Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, and television producer and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film “Day of the Dead” (1985), under the tutelage of Romero and make-up effects veteran Tom Savini.
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Filmography
201 movies · 22 TV shows, newest first
7.2
Cape Fear
2026
8.5
The Thing Expanded
2026
5.7
Queens of the Dead
2025
NR
Guts & Glory
2025
7.5
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
10.0
Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell
2024
8.0
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
2024
8.0
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
2023
7.0
King on Screen
2023
7.9
The Walking Dead: Dead City
2023
5.5
Attack of the Doc!
2023
7.0
Werewolf by Night
2022
6.7
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022
6.9
Tales of the Walking Dead
2022
10.0
The Last Drive-in: The Walking Dead
2021
8.2
Mare of Easttown
2021
6.4
A Creepshow Holiday Special
2020
7.0
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
6.1
A Creepshow Animated Special
2020
7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
7.3
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
2020NR
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
2020
9.0
Dead Talk Live
2020
7.0
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
7.4
Creepshow
2019
7.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
7.5
In Search of Darkness
2019
5.7
Captive State
2019
7.3
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
6.8
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
6.6
Alpha
2018
6.8
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
6.6
Thank You for Your Service
2017
5.3
Amityville: The Awakening
2017
7.1
Patriots Day
2016
5.4
Within
2016
5.2
Long Live the King
2016
5.3
Geeking Out
2016
7.4
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016
NR
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
2016
7.8
The Hateful Eight
2015
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
7.6
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015
6.6
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
5.4
Gravy
2015
6.0
Fanarchy
2015
6.4
The Program
2015
7.6
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
6.4
Insurgent
2015
6.2
The Interview
2014
NR
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
2014
5.7
The Green Inferno
2014
6.4
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
0.5
Galyntine
2014
6.6
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
6.2
Doc of the Dead
2014
7.4
Lone Survivor
20137.6
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
2013
7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
6.2
This Is the End
2013
6.3
Pain & Gain
2013
5.9
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
4.7
Movie 43
2013
6.7
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
5.5
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013
6.0
Maniac
2012
8.2
Django Unchained
2012
6.6
Hitchcock
2012
5.5
The Man with the Iron Fists
2012
6.8
Seven Psychopaths
2012
7.0
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
6.4
Savages
2012
6.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
6.6
The Grey
2012
10.0
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
2011
7.2
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
2011
6.0
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011
7.2
Nightmare Factory
2011
7.2
Talking Dead
2011
4.7
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
6.2
Fright Night
2011
5.9
Priest
2011
6.9
Water for Elephants
2011
6.2
I Am Number Four
2011
6.7
Paul
2011
NR
Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween
2011
NR
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
20106.0
The Splat Pack
2010
8.1
The Walking Dead
2010
6.4
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
2010
6.2
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010
9.1
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
5.4
Piranha 3D
2010
7.8
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
6.7
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
6.5
Edge of Darkness
2010
6.8
The Book of Eli
2010
NR
Creating the Deadites
2009
5.6
The Final Destination
2009
8.2
Inglourious Basterds
2009
6.5
Drag Me to Hell
2009
7.3
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
6.5
Monsterland
2009
6.5
The Last House on the Left
2009
6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
6.3
Mirrors
2008
8.4
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008
4.5
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
2008
8.2
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
20087.0
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008
7.2
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
20087.0
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008
6.1
Zombiemania
2008
7.3
The Great Debaters
2007
8.3
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
7.0
The Mist
2007
6.0
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007
5.7
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007NR
Wretched
2007
5.5
Diary of the Dead
2007
6.8
Death Proof
2007
6.7
Planet Terror
2007
5.8
The Reaping
2007
NR
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
5.9
The Hitcher
2007
5.0
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
5.2
Valerie on the Stairs
2006
6.9
Déjà Vu
2006
5.2
Chocolate
2006
5.0
The V Word
2006
7.0
Family
2006
5.1
The Damned Thing
2006
6.0
Deer Woman
2006
6.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
6.2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
6.9
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006
3.6
Cemetery Gates
2006
5.5
Desperation
2006
6.0
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006
6.5
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
6.3
Pick Me Up
2006
6.0
Jenifer
2005
5.5
Dance of the Dead
2005
6.4
Dreams in the Witch House
2005
3.0
Becoming a Werewolf
2005
6.3
Land of the Dead
2005
5.2
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
7.8
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
2005
5.3
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005
5.5
Cursed
2005
5.1
Riding the Bullet
2004
6.1
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
2004
5.5
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004
6.5
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
2004
5.7
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
8.0
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
6.8
The Many Days of Day of the Dead
2003
8.0
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
2003
6.2
The Rules of Attraction
2002
5.0
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
6.5
Bubba Ho-tep
2002
6.1
The Osbournes
2002
6.8
Vanilla Sky
2001
6.3
Thir13en Ghosts
2001
5.2
Ghosts of Mars
2001
5.8
Spy Kids
2001
NR
Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2001
7.1
Unbreakable
2000
6.7
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000
5.1
Crocodile
2000
4.9
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000
10.0
The Men Behind the Army
1999
5.6
House on Haunted Hill
1999
4.6
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
5.2
Black Cat Run
1998
6.4
Full Tilt Boogie
1998
7.6
Boogie Nights
1997
6.1
Wishmaster
1997
6.0
The Night Flier
1997
7.1
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
5.4
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
5.9
Lord of Illusions
1995
5.6
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
1995
4.4
Galaxis
1995
6.3
Tales from the Hood
1995
4.8
The Demolitionist
1995
7.2
Citizen X
1995
4.4
Cyborg 2
1993
5.7
Ticks
1993
4.5
Skinner
1993
6.2
Body Bags
1993
4.8
Doppelganger
1993
5.3
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
5.5
Dr. Giggles
1992
3.1
The Nutt House
1992
6.6
The People Under the Stairs
1991
4.3
Children of the Night
1991
NR
From Dusk Til Dawn
1991
7.8
Misery
1990
6.2
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
5.4
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1990
5.3
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
9.0
Gorgon Video Magazine
1989
5.4
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
5.4
The Horror Show
1989
6.2
Intruder
1989
5.5
DeepStar Six
1989
6.3
Monkey Shines
1988
6.2
Creepshow 2
1987
7.5
Evil Dead II
1987
6.5
From Beyond
1986
6.8
Night of the Creeps
1986
7.9
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
1986
5.8
Invasion U.S.A.
1985
7.0
Day of the Dead
1985
NR
Not Your Average Joe
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NR
La Noche de Romero
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Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
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NR
Lullaby
—NR
The Slashin' of the Christ
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NR
Green Bank
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Bannerman
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