Greg Nicotero

Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Born: March 15, 1963, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Movies: 84

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.

Upcoming Greg Nicotero Movies

La Noche de Romero

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The Slashin' of the Christ

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Best-Known Movies

8.2

Inglourious Basterds

2009

7.1

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

7.5

Evil Dead II

1987

6.5

The Hills Have Eyes

2006

5.4

Piranha 3D

2010

6.3

Mirrors

2008

6.3

Land of the Dead

2005

7.0

Day of the Dead

1985

5.3

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

5.7

Captive State

2019

Filmography

2026	The Thing Expanded	Self
2026	Robot Dracula	Greg
2025	Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story	Self
2024	Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell	Self
2023	King on Screen	Self
2023	Attack of the Doc!	Self
2020	Tales of the Uncanny	Self
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II	Self
2020	Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables	Himself
2019	In Search of Darkness	Self
2019	Captive State	Hunter Puppeteer
2019	Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film	Self
2016	Long Live the King	himself
2016	It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned	Self
2015	Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex	Self
2015	Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"	Self
2015	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini	Self
2015	Fanarchy	Self
2014	An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines	Himself
2014	Doc of the Dead	Self
2013	The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead	Self
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Self
2013	Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking	Self
2012	Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger	Self
2011	Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder	Self
2011	Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'	Self
2011	Nightmare Factory	Self
2011	Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween	Self
2010	Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments	Self
2010	The Splat Pack	Self
2010	Piranha 3D	Boat Captain
2010	The Making of The Walking Dead	Self
2010	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th	Self
2009	Creating the Deadites	Self
2009	Inglourious Basterds	Gestapo Major (uncredited)
2009	The Shark Is Still Working	Self
2009	Monsterland	Self
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX	Self
2008	Mirrors	Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)
2008	He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce	Self
2008	Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust	Makeup Effects Guy #3
2008	The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist	Self
2008	When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist	Self (archive footage)
2008	Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of The Mist	Self
2008	The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35	Himself
2008	Zombiemania	Himself - Makeup Artist
2007	One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead	Self
2007	Bloodsucking Cinema	Self
2007	Diary of the Dead	Zombie Surgeon
2007	Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel	Self
2006	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film	Self
2006	Halloween: 25 Years of Terror	Self
2006	Cemetery Gates	Stoner Dude Michael
2006	Working with a Master: John Carpenter	Self
2006	The Hills Have Eyes	Cyst
2005	Becoming a Werewolf	Greg Nicotero
2005	Land of the Dead	Bridgekeeper Zombie
2005	Dream of the Dead	Self
2005	Reservoir Dogs Revisited	Self
2005	Cursed	Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)
2004	John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies	Self
2004	Comic Book: The Movie	Greg Nicotero
2003	The Many Days of Day of the Dead	Self
2003	The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'	Self
2002	Pulp Fiction: The Facts	Self - KNB Effects
2001	Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2000	The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier	Self
1999	The Men Behind the Army	Self
1999	House on Haunted Hill	Rollercoaster Technician (uncredited)
1998	Full Tilt Boogie	Self
1996	From Dusk Till Dawn	Sex Machine's Buddy
1995	The Demolitionist	Elevator Punk
1993	Body Bags	Man with Dog
1989	Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers	Guy In Gas Station
1989	Gorgon Video Magazine	Self
1989	Intruder	Townie in Car
1987	Evil Dead II	The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
1986	Night of the Creeps	Extra (uncredited)
1986	Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects	Himself
1985	Day of the Dead	Johnson

Directing, Writing & Producing

2020	A Creepshow Holiday Special	Director, Writer
2020	A Creepshow Animated Special	Director
2014	Galyntine	Director
2010	The United Monster Talent Agency	Director, Writer, Producer

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