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Peter Swords King

Peter Swords King

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Jan 01, 1955 (70)
Birthplace UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 08, 2025
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Peter King (born 1955), also known as Peter Swords King, is a British Oscar-winning makeup artist who won the 2003 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for 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 fo ... r 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, beards and then do a show-and-tell for each character in the film", was Peter's remark 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 Little Voice, The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, and The Avengers. 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, a private school for makeup artistry in media and fashion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter King (make-up artist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

1998

as Cecil's Friend 2

Superman

Superman

2025

Hair Designer

Roald Dahl's The Witches

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

Hair Designer

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

2014

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs

2010

Makeup Artist

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010

Hair Designer

Nine

Nine

2009

Makeup & Hair

Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth

2007

Makeup & Hair

I'm Not There

I'm Not There

2007

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005

Makeup Artist

King Kong

King Kong

2005

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

2004

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

2004

Makeup Artist

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

Makeup & Hair

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Quills

Quills

2000

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1999

Makeup Designer

Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels

1998

Hair Designer, Makeup Designer

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

1998

Makeup Designer

Little Voice

Little Voice

1998

Hairstylist, Makeup Artist

The Avengers

The Avengers

1998

Makeup Artist

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

Hairstylist, Makeup Artist

The Tango Lesson

The Tango Lesson

1997

Wigmaker

The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

Makeup Artist

Innocent Lies

Innocent Lies

1995

Makeup Artist

The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract

1982

Wig Designer, Hairstylist

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