Greg Nicotero
Costume & Make-Up • Born 1963-03-15
Biography
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.
Filmography
89 credits
From Dusk Till Dawn
Movie • 1996
Sex Machine's Buddy
Becoming a Werewolf
Movie • 2005
Greg Nicotero
Land of the Dead
Movie • 2005
Bridgekeeper Zombie
Body Bags
Movie • 1993
Man with Dog
Day of the Dead
Movie • 1985
Johnson
The Hills Have Eyes
Movie • 2006
Cyst
Not Your Average Joe
Movie
Self
Zombiemania
Movie • 2008
Himself - Makeup Artist
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie • 2008
Self
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
Movie • 2008
Makeup Effects Guy #3
Piranha 3D
Movie • 2010
Boat Captain
House on Haunted Hill
Movie • 1999
Rollercoaster Technician (uncredited)
Night of the Creeps
Movie • 1986
Extra (uncredited)
Cemetery Gates
Movie • 2006
Stoner Dude Michael
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Movie • 2004
Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Movie • 2006
Self
King on Screen
Movie • 2023
Self
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
Movie • 1986
Himself
The Shark Is Still Working
Movie • 2009
Self
Attack of the Doc!
Movie • 2023
Self
Bloodsucking Cinema
Movie • 2007
Self
The Many Days of Day of the Dead
Movie • 2003
Himself
Monsterland
Movie • 2009
Self
Doc of the Dead
Movie • 2014
Self
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
Movie • 2000
Self
Nightmare Factory
Movie • 2011
Self
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Movie • 2008
Self
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
Movie • 2016
Self
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
Movie • 2007
Self
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Movie • 2025
Horror Film Expert
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Movie • 2015
Self
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
Movie • 2013
Self
Medieval Times: The Making of Army of Darkness
Movie • 2015
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Movie • 2015
Self
Inglourious Basterds
Movie • 2009
Gestapo Major (uncredited)
Gorgon Video Magazine
Movie • 1989
Self
Fanarchy
Movie • 2015
Self
Long Live the King
Movie • 2016
himself
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Movie • 1989
Guy In Gas Station
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Movie • 2019
Self
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Movie • 2010
Self
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
Movie • 2011
Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Movie • 2013
Self
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
Movie • 2006
Self
Diary of the Dead
Movie • 2007
Zombie Surgeon
Cursed
Movie • 2005
Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)
Mirrors
Movie • 2008
Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
Movie • 2011
Self
In Search of Darkness
Movie • 2019
Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Movie • 2013
Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Movie • 2006
Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Movie • 2012
Self
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
Movie • 2008
Self
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
Movie • 2008
Self
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
Movie • 2008
Himself
Full Tilt Boogie
Movie • 1998
Self
Intruder
Movie • 1989
Townie in Car
Evil Dead II
Movie • 1987
The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Movie • 2020
Self
Tales of the Uncanny
Movie • 2020
Self
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
Movie • 2014
Himself
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Movie • 2020
Himself
The Demolitionist
Movie • 1995
Elevator Punk
Captive State
Movie • 2019
Hunter Puppeteer
The Making of The Walking Dead
Movie • 2010
Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
Movie • 2010
Self
Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell
Movie • 2024
Self
Comic Book: The Movie
Movie • 2004
Greg Nicotero
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Movie • 2002
Self - KNB Effects
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Movie • 2025
Self
The Thing Expanded
Movie • 2026
Self
La Noche de Romero
Movie
Himself
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
Movie
Self
Talking Dead
TV • 2011
Self
Talking Dead
TV • 2011
Executive Producer
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
TV • 2007
Self
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
TV • 2022
Self
Talking Dead
TV • 2011
The Walking Dead
TV • 2010
Walker (uncredited)
Ride with Norman Reedus
TV • 2016
Self
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
TV • 2018
Self
Dead Talk Live
TV • 2020
Self - Guest
Geeking Out
TV • 2016
Self
The Last Drive-in: The Walking Dead
TV • 2021
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV • 2018
Self
The Walking Dead
TV • 2010
Agatha’s Walker (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
TV • 2010
Dream Whisperer (uncredited)
The Osbournes
TV • 2002
Self