Ryan Nicholson | |
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| Born | 1971 (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 inAndromeda |
| Website | plotdigger |
Ryan Nicholson (1971 – October 8, 2019) was a Canadian special effects makeup artist and filmmaker.
Nicholson was born in 1971 inVictoria, British Columbia.[1] He was a self-taught artist who ran special-effects shop Flesh & Fantasy for a number of years before he begandirecting andproducing his own independent films through his production companyPlotdigger Films.[2]
He was married to Megan Nicholson and had one son.[3]
Nicholson worked in the makeup department on many television shows includingThe X-Files,The Outer Limits,Stargate andAndromeda for which he was nominated for theGemini Award three times for Best Achievement in Make-Up, with a win in 2002.
Nicholson contributed toScary Movie andFinal Destination films, in addition toElf,Blade: Trinity andThe Chronicles of Riddick.[4]
Nicholson also wrote, produced, and directed several films under the banner of his production company Plotdigger Films, includingTorched,Gutterballs,Live Feed,Hanger,Nature[5] and others.[6]
Nicholson died frombrain cancer on October 8, 2019.[3]
| Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 viaUnearthed Films | |
