Peter Swords King
Peter King (born 1955), also known as Peter Swords King, is a British Oscar-winning makeup artist who won at the 2003 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He shared the award with filmmaker Richard Taylor. He was nominated again at the 2012 Academy Awards for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Besides bringing movie characters to life by way of make-up and hairstyling, King, for the 13 dwarves in the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, had to work on 1,000 drawings before finalising down to a single image. "We make the prosthetics, wigs, and beards and then do a show-and-tell for each character in the film," was the remark made by Peter about his work. He is credited for his exemplary work of immortalising characters like King Kong and Marquis de Sade on celluloid.
His other movies include Quills, Thunderbirds, The Importance of Being Earnest, and An Ideal Husband.
King has also won several BAFTA Awards. He has worked on nearly 40 films since 1982.
King is artistic director at Bath Academy of Media Makeup, which is a private school for makeup artistry within media and fashion.
Besides bringing movie characters to life by way of make-up and hairstyling, King, for the 13 dwarves in the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, had to work on 1,000 drawings before finalising down to a single image. "We make the prosthetics, wigs, and beards and then do a show-and-tell for each character in the film," was the remark made by Peter about his work. He is credited for his exemplary work of immortalising characters like King Kong and Marquis de Sade on celluloid.
His other movies include Quills, Thunderbirds, The Importance of Being Earnest, and An Ideal Husband.
King has also won several BAFTA Awards. He has worked on nearly 40 films since 1982.
King is artistic director at Bath Academy of Media Makeup, which is a private school for makeup artistry within media and fashion.
Known for
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Into the Woods
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Love & Other Drugs
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nine
The Golden Compass
I'm Not There
King Kong
Beyond the Sea
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Quills
An Ideal Husband
Little Voice
Talk of Angels
Velvet Goldmine
The Avengers
The Tango Lesson
Innocent Lies
The Draughtsman's Contract