14 works from the Oscar-winning Hollywood make-up artist that blur the line between fantasy and reality (15 photos)

Mark Coulier is a renowned British make-up artist, special effects and prosthetic make-up specialist. He is also the director of Coulier Creatures FX, which specializes in creating complex makeup and is quite in demand in Hollywood.





Mark Coulier's work can be seen in the films "X-Men: First Class", "The Mummy Returns", "Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Iron Lady, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Suspiria, Race, Ready Player One, Jurassic World 2, Bohemian Rhapsody, Pinocchio, and in the Harry Potter film series and many others. We have collected several works by Mark and his company, which he himself shares on his social networks.

Shuna Sassi from the movie "Night People", 1990



One of the first serious works of Mark Coulier.

A character with hypertrichosis from the TV series “The New Pope”, 2020





Hypertrichosis is excessive hair growth on all parts of the body and head.

"Pinocchio", 2020



Pinocchio was nominated for an Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, something Mark Coulier is very proud of. Let's take a closer look at other impressive examples of makeup from this film.

Early version of the Cat's makeup in Pinocchio



This is what Cricket should have looked like in an early design



And in the end we came to this Cricket



Mister Raven



Mister Owl



Mister Gorilla



"Elvis", 2022





Baba Yaga from Dracula, 2014



"The Iron Lady", 2011



The film won an Oscar for best makeup.

Master Vampire from Dracula, 2014