Melanie Lenihan

Personal Info

Know For

Costume & Make-Up

Gender

Female

Birthday

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Place of Birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Melanie Lenihan

Biography

Melanie started her makeup career in editorial and fashion but, driven by a true passion for prosthetics, naturally moved into the film and television. Her background in film is as impressive as it is diverse. From working special makeup effects on blockbuster studios pictures like Star Wars, Avengers and American Assassin, to designing independent features like William Nicholson’s Hope Gap, Mel is just as good at creating immaculate glamour as she is at building gruesome dead bodies and creatures. In addition to her film work, Mel has established herself in recent years as one of the UK’s top designers for episodic television with credits on...

Production

2021

The Banishing

as Prosthetic Makeup Artist

2016

To Walk Invisible

as Hairstylist

2015

Identicals

as Hair Designer

2017

The Last Photograph

as Makeup Designer

2012

When the Lights Went Out

as Makeup Supervisor

2017

American Assassin

as Key Hair Stylist

2017

American Assassin

as Key Makeup Artist

2012

Ek Tha Tiger

as Makeup Artist

2018

Solis

as Makeup Designer

2016

The Limehouse Golem

as Makeup & Hair

2019

Hope Gap

as Makeup Designer

2017

Habit

as Makeup Department Head

2019

Hope Gap

as Makeup & Hair

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