Daniel Phillips

Hair and Make-Up Designer

Biography

Daniel trained as a Hair Stylist and a Technical Graphic Artist before joining the BBC Makeup department, where he honed his craft for 9 years.

He received an Oscar and Bafta nomination in 2018, awarded a BAFTA in 2017, won two Emmy Awards and an RTS award amongst others.

Invited to become a member of the Oscars Academy Makeup & Hair branch – 2017

Credits

Film

Production Company Notes
SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON
2026
Element Pictures / Film4 Productions / Legendary Entertainment / Astral Projection

Chief Make-up and Hair

Dir: Tomas Alfredson

Prods: Michael Attenborough, Emma Forbes, Alex Garcia, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Ali Mendes, Robyn Slovo, Polly Stokes

With Rachel Weisz and Matthew Macfadyen

BLOOD ON SNOW
2025
Hardy, Son & Baker

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Prods: Dean Baker, Tom Hardy, Tracey Seaward, Michael Schaefer, Cary Joji Fukunaga & Niclas Salomonsson
With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Eva Green & Benedict Cumberbatch

VENOM : THE LAST DANCE
2024
Arad Productions / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Kelly Marcel
Prods: Avi Arad, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr, Hutch Parker, Amy Pascal, and Matt Tolmach
With Tom Hardy, Rhys Ifans and Chiwetel Ejiofor

MY MOTHER'S WEDDING
2022
Cape Runway Productions

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Kristen Scott Thomas
Prods: Finola Dwyer, Steven Rales
With Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Kristin Scott Thomas, Freida Pinto and Emily Beecham

MY POLICEMAN
2022
Amazon Studios

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Michael Grandage
Prods: Greg Berlanti, Philip Herd, Cora Palfrey, Robbie Rogers and Sarah Schechter
With Harry Styles, Emma Corin, David Dawson, Rupert Everett, Gina McKee and Linus Roache

NO TIME TO DIE
2021
Eon Productions / MGM / Universal Pictures

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Prod: Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson
With Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Léa Seydoux, Rory Kinnear and Ana de Armas

LAST CHRISTMAS
2019
Universal Pictures

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Paul Feig
Prods: Erik Baiers, Jessie Henderson, David Livingstone & Emma Thompson
With Emma Thompson, Emilia Clarke, Michelle Yeoh and Henry Golding

DOLITTLE
2018
Universal Pictures

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Stephen Gaghan
Prod: Susan Downey, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth
with Robert Downey Jr, Jim Broadbent

VICTORIA AND ABDUL
2017
Working Title Films/BBC Films/ Focus Features

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Stephen Frears
Prods: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Beeban Kidron, Tracey Seaward
with Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard

Academy Award Nominee 2018 for Best Hair and Make-up

BAFTA Nominee 2018 for Best Hair and Make-up

ALLIED
2016
GK Films/ Paramount

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Robert Zemekis
Prods: Graham King, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis

with Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
2015
Qwerty Films/ Pathé

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Stephen Frears
Prods: Michael Kuhn, Tracey Seaward
with Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson

BAFTA Winner for Best Hair and Make-up 2017

THE TAKE
2014
Vendome/Studio Canal

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: James Watkins
Prods: Bard Dorros, Steve Golin, David Kanter, Phillip Rousselet

with Idris Alba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon

TULIP FEVER
2014
Ruby Films/ The Weinstein Company

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Justin Chadwick
Prod: Alison Owen

with Judi Dench, Matthew Morrison, Dane DeHaan, Christoph Waltz, Alicia Vikander, Zac Galifinakis, Holliday Grainger

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
2014
Blueprint Pictures/Fox Searchlight

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: John Madden
Prod: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Michael Dreyer

with Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Richard Gere, Dev Patel, David Strathairn

DRACULA UNTOLD
2013
Legendary Pictures/ Universal Pictures

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Gary Shore
Prods: Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr, Michael De Luca, Alissa Phillips
with Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Samantha Barks, Sarah Gadon, Charlie Cox

Saturn Nomination for Best Film Make-up 2015

TWO FACES OF JANUARY
2012
Zelus Pictures Ltd/ Working Title Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Hossein Amini
Prods: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Tom Sternberg

with Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Bevan

CLOSED CIRCUIT
2012
Belmont Productions Ltd/Working Title Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: John Crowley
Prods: Chris Clark, Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner

with Jim Broadbent, Rebecca Hall, Eric Bana, Ciaran Hinds, Julia Stiles, Anne-Marie Duff

QUARTET
2011
Headline Pictures

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Dustin Hoffman
Prods: Finola Dwyer, Stewart Mackinnon

with Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay

NOW IS GOOD
2011
Blueprint Pictures

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Ol Parker
Prods: Pete Czernin, Graham Broadbent

with Dakota Fanning, Paddy Considine , Olivia Williams

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
2011
Blueprint Pictures/ Fox Searchlight

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: John Madden
Prods: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Caroline Hewitt

with Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie

THE AWAKENING
2010
Origin Pictures

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Nick Murphy
Prod: David Thompson

with Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton

JANE EYRE
2010
Ruby Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Cary Fukunaga
Prods: Alison Owen, Paul Trijbits

with Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie Bell

TAMARA DREWE
2009
BBC Films/ Ruby Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Stephen Frears
Prods: Alison Owen, Tracey Seaward

with Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig

THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
2010
Trilogy Films Ltd

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Richard Loncraine
Prods: Andy Harries, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Doelger

with Michael Sheen, Hope Davis, Dennis Quaid

THE DEBT
2008
Marv Films/ Miramax

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: John Madden
Prods: Kris Thykier, Matthew Vaughn

with Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain, Marton Czokis, Jesper Christianson

CHERI
2008
Tiggy Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Make-Up to Michelle Pfieffer
Dir: Stephen Frears
Prods: Bill Kenwright, Thom Mount, Tracey Seaward

with Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates and Rupert Friend

THE SUICIDE BROTHERS
2008
Black Forest Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Arran Brownlee, Corran Brownlee
Prods: Rupert Friend, Jessica Col

with Keira Knightley, Rupert Friend

THE DUCHESS
2007
Magnolia Mae/ Qwerty Films

Chief Make-up
Dir: Saul Dibb
Prods: Gabrielle Tana, Michael Kuhn, Carolyn Marks Blackwood
with Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell and Dominic Cooper

BAFTA Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 2009

THE EDGE OF LOVE
2007
Sarah Radclyffe Productions

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: John Maybury

with Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys

VENUS
2006
FreeRange/ Miramax

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Roger Michell
Prod: Kevin Loader

with Peter O’Toole, Vanessa Redgrave, Leslie Phillips, Richard Griffiths, Jodie Whitaker

THE QUEEN
2006
Pathe/ Granada/ Miramax

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Stephen Frears
Prod: Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward
with Dame Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Helen McCrory, Michael Sheen

BAFTA Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 2007

BIFA Nomination for Best Technical Achievement 2006

HISTORY BOYS
2005
Fox/BBC Films/ DNA Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Nick Hytner
Prod: Kevin Loader

with Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore

MAN TO MAN
2004
Skyline Productions

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Regis Wargnier
Prod: Steve Clark Hall

with Kristin Scott Thomas, Joseph Fiennes and Hugh Bonneville

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN- APOCALYPSE
2004
Tiger Aspect Pictures/Universal/ Film Four

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Steve Bendelack
Prods: Greg Brenman,
Ed Guiney

With Michael Sheen, David Warner, Bernard Hill and the League of Gentlemen

REPUBLIC OF LOVE
2002
Dan Films

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Deepa Mehta
Prod: Julie Baines

with Emilia Fox, Bruce Greenwood, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom

COPENHAGEN
2002
BBC/KCET Hollywood

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Howard Davies
Prod: Eamon Fitzpatric

with Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, Francesca Annis

ANITA AND ME
2001
Starfield Productions

Make-up & Hair
Dir: Metin Husseyin
Prod: Paul Raphael

with Mark Williams, Kathy Burke

BOSWELL FOR THE DEFENCE
2001
Scala/MDP

*Production suspended*
Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Bruce Beresford
Prods: Rachel Wood
Mark Pennell

with Michael Caine, Samantha Morton, Michael Gambon

MY BEAUTIFUL SON
2001
Granada Films/ Showtime

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Paul Seed
Prod: Jeff Pope
Bob Mills

with Julie Walters, Olympia Dukakis, Paul Reiser

FOUR FEATHERS
2000
Paramount/ Miramax

Personal Make-up & Hair
to Heath Ledger
Dir: Shekhar Kapur
Prod: Stanley Jaffé
Bob Jaffé
Marty Katz

with Heath Ledger*, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson

DOG EAT DOG
2000
Tiger Aspect Pictures/ Film Four

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Moody Shoaibi
Prod: Amanda Davis

with Melanie Blatt, Gary Kemp, Alan Davies

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HAROLD SMITH?
1999
West Eleven Films

Make-up & Hair Supervisor
Dir: Peter Hewitt
Prod: Ruth Jackson
David Brown

with Stephen Fry, Tom Courtney, David Thewlis

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
1999
Revolution Films/ Channel 4/ Miramax

Key Make-up & Hair
Dir: Michael Winterbottom
Prod: Andrew Eaton

with Christopher Eccleston, Dervla Kirwin, Yvan Attai

ARABIAN NIGHTS
1999
Hallmark

Key Make-up & Hair
Dir: Steve Baron
Prod: Dyson Lovell
with Jason Scott-Lee, Alan Bates

Winner: Emmy Award 2000 for Outstanding Make-up

MISADVENTURES OF MARGARET
1997
Lunatics & Lovers Prods.

Make-up & Hair Supervisor
Dir: Brian Skeet
Prod: Ian Benson

with Parker Posey, Brooke Shields, Jeremy Northam

WINGS OF THE DOVE
1996
Renaissance/Miramax

Make-up Supervisor
Dir: Ian Softly
Prod: Stephen Evans
David Parfitt
with Helena Bonham-Carter, Linus Roache

SILENT MOVIE
1996
This Guy's Film

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Malcom Venville
Prod: Paul Goodman

with Linda Bassett

PRISONERS OF TIME
1995
BBC Drama Features

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Stephen Walker
Prod: Claudia Rosencrantz
Andy Rowle

with John Hurt, Rowena Cooper, Anna Cropper

LOVED UP
1995
BBC Screen Two

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Peter Cattaneo
Prod: Elinor Day

with Ian Hart, Lena Heady, Linda Bassett

Television

Production Company Notes
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
2018
Blueprint Pictures/ BBC

Chief Make-up and Hair
Dir: Stephen Frears
Prod: Dan Winch
with Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw


BAFTA Television Awards 2019 Nominee for Best Makeup and Hair Design

RTS Craft & Design Awards 2018 Nominee for Best Make Up Design in a Drama

FALCON
2012
Sky Atlantic/ Mammoth

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Pete Travis
Prods: Michele Buck, Damien Timmer, Julia Stannard

with Marton Csokas, Hayley Atwell, Emilia Fox , Charlie Creed-Miles

BYRON
2009
BBC

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Julian Farino
Prod: Ruth Baumgarten

2 x 75 mins

with Jonny Lee Miller, Natasha Little, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Cox

BRITZ
2006
Mentorn

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Peter Kosminsky
Prod: Steve Clark-Hall

2 x 120 min

with Riz Ahmed, Manjinder Virk, Mary Stockley

TSUNAMI: THE AFTERMATH
2006
Kudos/HBO/BBC

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Bharat Nalluri
Prod: Finola Dwyer

2 x 90 min

with Toni Colette, Sophie Okonedo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Roth & Hugh Bonneville

BLEAK HOUSE
2005
Deep Indigo/

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Justin Chadwick/
Susanna White
Prod: Nigel Stafford Clark
with Charles Dance, Gillian Anderson, Pauline Collins, Anna Maxwell-Martin

Winner: Emmy Award 2006 for Outstanding Make-up

Winner: RTS Television award 2006 for Best Make-up

HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
2003
BBC

Dir: Tom Vaughn
Prod: Nigel Stafford Clark

4 x 1 hour

with Bill Nighy, Laura Fraser, Oliver Dimsdale, Stephen Cambell-Moore, Anna Massey, David Tennant

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
2002
BBC Films

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Phillipa Lowthorpe
Prod: Ruth Caleb

with Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris, Steve Macintosh & Jack Shepherd

READY WHEN YOU ARE MR MCGILL
2002
Working Title Television

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Paul Seed
Prod: Lynn Horsford

100 min film for TV

with Tom Courtenay, Bill Nighy, Amanda Holden

BEING APRIL
2001
BBC

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Syd Macartney
Prod: Deb Jones

6 x 1 hour

with Pauline Quirke

LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN- APOCALYPSE
2000
BBC

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Steve Bendalick
Prod: Jemma Rogers

with Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton

COUPLING
2000
Hartswood Films

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Prod: Sue Virtue

with Jack Davenport, Sarah Alexander

THE SECRET WORLD OF MICHAEL FRY
1999
Endor Productions/ Channel 4

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Marc Munden
Prod: Hilary Bevan-Jones

3 x 1 hour

with Ewan Bremner, Robert Pugh, Michael Kitchen

FRENCH AND SAUNDERS TITANIC SPECIAL
1998
Saunders & French

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Prod: Jon Plowman
with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders

BAFTA Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 1999

MURDER MOST HORRID
1998
Talkback Productions

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Cokey Giedroyc
Prod: Sophie Clarke-Jervoise

with Dawn French

DEATH OF A SALESMAN
1997
BBC Drama

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: David Thacker
Prod: Anne Brogan

with Warren Mitchell, Ian Glen

THE PERFECT BLUE
1997
BBC Drama

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Keiron J. Walsh
Prod: Elinor Day

with Lennie James, Phil Glenister

FAMILY MONEY
1996
Whistling Gypsy Productions

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: Renny Rye
Prod: Rosemarie Whitman

with Clare Bloom, John Wood

THE HELLO GIRLS
1996
Feelgood Fiction

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dirs: Dermot Boyd
Jonas Grimas
Prod: Laurence Bowen

with Leticia Dean, Mark Alken

FRENCH & SAUNDERS series 5
1995
Saunders & French

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Prod: Jon Plowman
with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders

BAFTA Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 1997

RTS Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 1996

MEAT
1994
BBC Screen One

Chief Make-Up and Hair
Dir: John Madden
Prod: Martin Pope

Film for TV

with Johnny Lee Miller, Sarah-Jane Potts

Commercials

Production Company Notes
PERRIER
2020
Stink

Dir: Cary Fukunaga

NESPRESSO feat. George Clooney
2016
Park Pictures

Dir: Grant Heslov

AMAZON IDENTS - DOWNTON ABBEY
2016
Agile

Dir: Ben Whitehouse

BT
2015
Smuggler

Dir: Randy Krallman

BANK OF CHINA
2011
Zap Productions
GO COMPARE, LUXURY SEDAN
2011
Moon Films

Dir: Graham Rose

(London prep only)

FREEVIEW
2008
Moon Films

Dir: Graham Rose

Period Piece – 18th Century

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