Ryan Nicholson | |
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Born | 1971 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | (aged 47) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Special effects makeup artist, filmmaker |
Years active | 1995–2019 |
Spouse | Megan Nicholson (m.?-2019; his death) |
Awards | Gemini Award: Best Achievement in Makeup in Andromeda |
Website | plotdigger |
Ryan Nicholson (1971 – October 8, 2019) was a Canadian special effects makeup artist and filmmaker.
Nicholson was born in 1971 in Victoria, British Columbia.[1] He was a self-taught artist who ran special-effects shop Flesh & Fantasy for a number of years before he began directing and producing his own independent films through his production company Plotdigger Films.[2]
He was married to Megan Nicholson and had one son.[3]
Nicholson worked in the makeup department on many television shows including The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Stargate and Andromeda for which he was nominated for the Gemini Award three times for Best Achievement in Make-Up, with a win in 2002.
Nicholson contributed to Scary Movie and Final Destination films, in addition to Elf, Blade: Trinity and The Chronicles of Riddick.[4]
Nicholson also wrote, produced, and directed several films under the banner of his production company Plotdigger Films, including Torched, Gutterballs, Live Feed, Hanger, Nature[5] and others.[6]
Nicholson died from brain cancer on October 8, 2019.[3]
Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||||
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Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | |||
2004 | Torched | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short | ||
2004 | Necrophagia: Nightmare Scenarios | Yes | Yes | Psychotic Boyfriend | |||
2006 | Live Feed | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
2008 | Gutterballs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | BBK | |
2009 | La Petite Mort | Presenter | |||||
2009 | Hanger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | The Bum | |
2010 | Star Vehicle | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
2011 | Suffer | Yes | Short | ||||
2012 | Famine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | The Nailer | |
2012 | My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous | Yes | |||||
2012 | Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge | Yes | Man in Truck | ||||
2014 | Collar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bum Fighter 1 | |
2015 | Gutterballs 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Post-humous release via Unearthed Films |