Greg Nicotero

Known for: Costume & Make-Up

Born: 1963-03-15 (age 63)

From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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 (93)

MOVIE★ 9.0
The Thing Expanded
2026
as Self
TV
Guts & Glory
2025
as Self - Host
MOVIE
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
MOVIE★ 7.5
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell
2024
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
King on Screen
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
TV★ 7.1
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022
as Self
TV★ 10.0
The Last Drive-in: The Walking Dead
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
MOVIE
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
2020
as Himself
TV★ 9.0
Dead Talk Live
2020
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.6
In Search of Darkness
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Captive State
2019
as Hunter Puppeteer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
TV★ 6.8
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
Long Live the King
2016
as himself
TV★ 5.3
Geeking Out
2016
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016
as Self
MOVIE
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Fanarchy
2015
as Self
MOVIE
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
2014
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.2
Doc of the Dead
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Nightmare Factory
2011
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Talking Dead
2011
as Self
MOVIE
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Splat Pack
2010
as Self
TV★ 8.1
The Walking Dead
2010
as Walker (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Piranha 3D
2010
as Boat Captain
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Making of The Walking Dead
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
as Self
MOVIE
Creating the Deadites
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.2
Inglourious Basterds
2009
as Gestapo Major (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Monsterland
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mirrors
2008
as Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.4
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
2008
as Makeup Effects Guy #3
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.2
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
2008
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.1
Zombiemania
2008
as Himself - Makeup Artist
MOVIE★ 8.3
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
as Self
TV★ 6.0
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Diary of the Dead
2007
as Zombie Surgeon
MOVIE
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.6
Cemetery Gates
2006
as Stoner Dude Michael
MOVIE★ 6.0
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
as Cyst
MOVIE★ 3.0
Becoming a Werewolf
2005
as Greg Nicotero
MOVIE★ 6.3
Land of the Dead
2005
as Bridgekeeper Zombie
MOVIE★ 7.8
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.4
Cursed
2005
as Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
as Greg Nicotero
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Many Days of Day of the Dead
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
as Self - KNB Effects
TV★ 6.1
The Osbournes
2002
as Self
MOVIE
Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2001
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Men Behind the Army
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Rollercoaster Technician (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Full Tilt Boogie
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Sex Machine's Buddy
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Demolitionist
1995
as Elevator Punk
MOVIE★ 6.1
Body Bags
1993
as Man with Dog
MOVIE★ 5.3
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
as Guy In Gas Station
MOVIE★ 9.0
Gorgon Video Magazine
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Intruder
1989
as Townie in Car
MOVIE★ 7.5
Evil Dead II
1987
as The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Night of the Creeps
1986
as Extra (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
1986
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.0
Day of the Dead
1985
as Johnson
MOVIE
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
—
as Self
MOVIE
La Noche de Romero
—
as Himself
MOVIE
Not Your Average Joe
—
as Self