Mark Coulier

Make-up artist

Mark Coulier
Born	1964 (age 59–60) Leyland, Lancashire, England
Occupation	makeup artist
Years active	1988-present.

Mark Coulier (born 1964) is a British make-up artist^[1] and prosthetic makeup expert. He has received three Academy Awards for The Iron Lady (2011), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Poor Things (2023). He also received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Merlin (1998) and Arabian Nights (2000).

Career

Coulier has worked in the Harry Potter film series, X-Men and The Mummy Returns. He and J. Roy Helland won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair for The Iron Lady (2011).^[2]^[3]^[4] Coulier received his second Oscar for the film The Grand Budapest Hotel at the 87th Academy Awards. He received his third Oscar for the film Poor Things at the 96th Academy Awards. His win was shared with Frances Hannon.^[5]

Filmography

Film

The Mummy Returns (2001)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
The Iron Lady (2011)
World War Z (2013)
Dracula Untold (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Spectre (2015)
Suspiria (2018)
Pinocchio (2019)
Elvis (2022)
Poor Things (2023)

Television

Merlin (miniseries) (1998)
Arabian Nights (Miniseries) (2000)
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2011	Academy Awards	Best Makeup and Hairstyling	The Iron Lady	Won	^[6]
2014			The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won	^[7]
2020			Pinocchio	Nominated	^[8]
2022			Elvis	Nominated	^[9]
2023			Poor Things	Won	^[10]
2011	BAFTA Awards	Best Makeup and Hair	The Iron Lady	Won
2014			The Grand Budapest Hotel	Won
2018			Stan & Ollie	Nominated
2018			Bohemian Rhapsody	Nominated
2020			Pinocchio	Nominated
2022			Elvis	Won
2023			Poor Things	Won
1998	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Merlin	Won	^[11]
2000			Arabian Nights	Won	^[12]
2000			Jason and the Argonauts	Nominated	^[13]

References

^ "Leyland's Mark Coulier's made up with second Oscar". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ Tim Masters (26 February 2012). "How Meryl became Margaret". BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
^ Bowater, Donna (8 February 2012). "The secrets of Meryl Streep's Margaret Thatcher look". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
^ "84th Academy Awards". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
^ "87th Academy Awards". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "54th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "2014 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "2020 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "2022 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "2023 Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "1998 Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "2000 Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "2000 Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

External links

Mark Coulier at IMDb
Mark Coulier's Coulier Creatures, website

Awards for Mark Coulier
v t e Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1981–2000	1981: Rick Baker 1982: Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke 1983: None given this year 1984: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith 1985: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek 1986: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis 1987: Rick Baker 1988: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short 1989: Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, and Kevin Haney 1990: Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr. 1991: Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston 1992: Michèle Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle 1993: Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng 1994: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng 1995: Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, and Paul Pattison 1996: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson 1997: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson 1998: Jenny Shircore 1999: Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
2001–2020	2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor 2002: Beatrice De Alba and John E. Jackson 2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor 2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly 2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane 2006: David Martí and Montse Ribé 2007: Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne 2008: Greg Cannom 2009: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow 2010: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey 2011: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland 2012: Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott 2013: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews 2014: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier 2015: Damian Martin, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Elka Wardega 2016: Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson 2017: David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji 2018: Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe, and Patricia Dehaney 2019: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker 2020: Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson
2021–present	2021: Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh 2022: Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Annemarie Bradley 2023: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston (2023)
Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012

v t e BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair
1982–2000	Sarah Monzani, Christopher Tucker and Michèle Burke (1982) Dorothy J. Pearl, George Masters, C. Romania Ford and Allen Weisinger (1983) Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker and Joan Hills (1984) Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith (1985) Tameyuki Aimi, Shohichiro Meda, Chihako Naito and Noriko Takamizawa (1986) Hasso von Hugo (1987) Fabrizio Sforza (1988) Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza and Pam Meager (1989) John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler (1990) Jean-Pierre Eychenne and Michèle Burke (1991) Peter Robb-King (1992) Morag Ross (1993) Cassie Hanlon, Angela Conte and Strykermeyer (1994) Lisa Westcott (1995) Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996) Sallie Jaye and Jan Archibald (1997) Jenny Shircore (1998) Christine Blundell (1999) Rick Baker, Toni G, Sylvia Nava, Gail Ryan and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2000)
2001–present	Peter Swords King, Peter Owen and Richard Taylor (2001) Judy Chin, Beatrice De Alba, John E. Jackson and Regina Reyes (2002) Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2003) Kathryn Blondell, Siân Grigg and Morag Ross (2004) Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley and Greg Nicotero (2005) José Quetglás and Blanca Sánchez (2006) Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne (2007) Jean Ann Black and Colleen Callaghan (2008) Jenny Shircore (2009) Valli O'Reilly and Paul Gooch (2010) Marese Langan, J. Roy Helland and Mark Coulier (2011) Lisa Westcott (2012) Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell and Kathrine Gordon (2013) Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier (2014) Damian Martin and Lesley Vanderwalt (2015) J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips (2016) David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick and Kazuhiro Tsuji (2017) Nadia Stacey (2018) Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro and Anne Morgan (2019) Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio López-Rivera and Mia Neal (2020) Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh (2021) Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston and Shane Thomas (2022) Mark Coulier, Nadia Stacey and Josh Weston (2023)

BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair

1982–2000