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Ryan Nicholson
Canadian special effects artist and filmmaker (1971–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryan Nicholson (1971 – October 8, 2019) was a Canadian special effects makeup artist and filmmaker.
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Biography
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]
Television
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.
Film
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]
Death
Nicholson died from brain cancer on October 8, 2019.[3]
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