Daniel Phillips
Hair and Make-Up Designer
Agent
Associate Agent
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
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Credits
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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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 |
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BLOOD ON SNOW 2025 |
Hardy, Son & Baker |
Chief Make-up and Hair |
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VENOM : THE LAST DANCE 2024 |
Arad Productions / Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) |
Chief Make-up and Hair |
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MY MOTHER'S WEDDING 2022 |
Cape Runway Productions |
Chief Make-up and Hair |
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MY POLICEMAN 2022 |
Amazon Studios |
Chief Make-up and Hair |
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NO TIME TO DIE 2021 |
Eon Productions / MGM / Universal Pictures |
Chief Make-up and Hair |
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LAST CHRISTMAS 2019 |
Universal Pictures |
Chief Make-up and Hair |
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DOLITTLE 2018 |
Universal Pictures |
Chief Make-up and Hair |
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VICTORIA AND ABDUL 2017 |
Working Title Films/BBC Films/ Focus Features |
Chief Make-up and Hair Academy Award Nominee 2018 for Best Hair and Make-up BAFTA Nominee 2018 for Best Hair and Make-up |
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ALLIED 2016 |
GK Films/ Paramount |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan |
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FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS 2015 |
Qwerty Films/ Pathé |
Chief Make-up and Hair BAFTA Winner for Best Hair and Make-up 2017 |
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THE TAKE 2014 |
Vendome/Studio Canal |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Idris Alba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon |
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TULIP FEVER 2014 |
Ruby Films/ The Weinstein Company |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Judi Dench, Matthew Morrison, Dane DeHaan, Christoph Waltz, Alicia Vikander, Zac Galifinakis, Holliday Grainger |
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THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 2014 |
Blueprint Pictures/Fox Searchlight |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Richard Gere, Dev Patel, David Strathairn |
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DRACULA UNTOLD 2013 |
Legendary Pictures/ Universal Pictures |
Chief Make-up and Hair Saturn Nomination for Best Film Make-up 2015 |
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TWO FACES OF JANUARY 2012 |
Zelus Pictures Ltd/ Working Title Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Bevan |
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CLOSED CIRCUIT 2012 |
Belmont Productions Ltd/Working Title Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Jim Broadbent, Rebecca Hall, Eric Bana, Ciaran Hinds, Julia Stiles, Anne-Marie Duff |
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QUARTET 2011 |
Headline Pictures |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay |
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NOW IS GOOD 2011 |
Blueprint Pictures |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Dakota Fanning, Paddy Considine , Olivia Williams |
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THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 2011 |
Blueprint Pictures/ Fox Searchlight |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie |
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THE AWAKENING 2010 |
Origin Pictures |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton |
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JANE EYRE 2010 |
Ruby Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench, Jamie Bell |
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TAMARA DREWE 2009 |
BBC Films/ Ruby Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig |
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THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP 2010 |
Trilogy Films Ltd |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Michael Sheen, Hope Davis, Dennis Quaid |
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THE DEBT 2008 |
Marv Films/ Miramax |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain, Marton Czokis, Jesper Christianson |
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CHERI 2008 |
Tiggy Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates and Rupert Friend |
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THE SUICIDE BROTHERS 2008 |
Black Forest Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Keira Knightley, Rupert Friend |
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THE DUCHESS 2007 |
Magnolia Mae/ Qwerty Films |
Chief Make-up BAFTA Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 2009 |
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THE EDGE OF LOVE 2007 |
Sarah Radclyffe Productions |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys |
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VENUS 2006 |
FreeRange/ Miramax |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Peter O’Toole, Vanessa Redgrave, Leslie Phillips, Richard Griffiths, Jodie Whitaker |
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THE QUEEN 2006 |
Pathe/ Granada/ Miramax |
Chief Make-up and Hair BAFTA Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 2007 BIFA Nomination for Best Technical Achievement 2006 |
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HISTORY BOYS 2005 |
Fox/BBC Films/ DNA Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore |
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MAN TO MAN 2004 |
Skyline Productions |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Kristin Scott Thomas, Joseph Fiennes and Hugh Bonneville |
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THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN- APOCALYPSE 2004 |
Tiger Aspect Pictures/Universal/ Film Four |
Chief Make-up and Hair With Michael Sheen, David Warner, Bernard Hill and the League of Gentlemen |
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REPUBLIC OF LOVE 2002 |
Dan Films |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Emilia Fox, Bruce Greenwood, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom |
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COPENHAGEN 2002 |
BBC/KCET Hollywood |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, Francesca Annis |
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ANITA AND ME 2001 |
Starfield Productions |
Make-up & Hair with Mark Williams, Kathy Burke |
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BOSWELL FOR THE DEFENCE 2001 |
Scala/MDP |
*Production suspended* with Michael Caine, Samantha Morton, Michael Gambon |
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MY BEAUTIFUL SON 2001 |
Granada Films/ Showtime |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Julie Walters, Olympia Dukakis, Paul Reiser |
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FOUR FEATHERS 2000 |
Paramount/ Miramax |
Personal Make-up & Hair with Heath Ledger*, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson |
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DOG EAT DOG 2000 |
Tiger Aspect Pictures/ Film Four |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Melanie Blatt, Gary Kemp, Alan Davies |
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HAROLD SMITH? 1999 |
West Eleven Films |
Make-up & Hair Supervisor with Stephen Fry, Tom Courtney, David Thewlis |
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WITH OR WITHOUT YOU 1999 |
Revolution Films/ Channel 4/ Miramax |
Key Make-up & Hair with Christopher Eccleston, Dervla Kirwin, Yvan Attai |
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ARABIAN NIGHTS 1999 |
Hallmark |
Key Make-up & Hair Winner: Emmy Award 2000 for Outstanding Make-up |
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MISADVENTURES OF MARGARET 1997 |
Lunatics & Lovers Prods. |
Make-up & Hair Supervisor with Parker Posey, Brooke Shields, Jeremy Northam |
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WINGS OF THE DOVE 1996 |
Renaissance/Miramax |
Make-up Supervisor |
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SILENT MOVIE 1996 |
This Guy's Film |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Linda Bassett |
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PRISONERS OF TIME 1995 |
BBC Drama Features |
Chief Make-up and Hair with John Hurt, Rowena Cooper, Anna Cropper |
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LOVED UP 1995 |
BBC Screen Two |
Chief Make-up and Hair with Ian Hart, Lena Heady, Linda Bassett |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL 2018 |
Blueprint Pictures/ BBC |
Chief Make-up and Hair RTS Craft & Design Awards 2018 Nominee for Best Make Up Design in a Drama |
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FALCON 2012 |
Sky Atlantic/ Mammoth |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Marton Csokas, Hayley Atwell, Emilia Fox , Charlie Creed-Miles |
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BYRON 2009 |
BBC |
Chief Make-Up and Hair 2 x 75 mins with Jonny Lee Miller, Natasha Little, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Cox |
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BRITZ 2006 |
Mentorn |
Chief Make-Up and Hair 2 x 120 min with Riz Ahmed, Manjinder Virk, Mary Stockley |
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TSUNAMI: THE AFTERMATH 2006 |
Kudos/HBO/BBC |
Chief Make-Up and Hair 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 Winner: Emmy Award 2006 for Outstanding Make-up Winner: RTS Television award 2006 for Best Make-up |
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HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT 2003 |
BBC |
Dir: Tom Vaughn 4 x 1 hour with Bill Nighy, Laura Fraser, Oliver Dimsdale, Stephen Cambell-Moore, Anna Massey, David Tennant |
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THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL 2002 |
BBC Films |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris, Steve Macintosh & Jack Shepherd |
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READY WHEN YOU ARE MR MCGILL 2002 |
Working Title Television |
Chief Make-Up and Hair 100 min film for TV with Tom Courtenay, Bill Nighy, Amanda Holden |
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BEING APRIL 2001 |
BBC |
Chief Make-Up and Hair 6 x 1 hour with Pauline Quirke |
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LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN- APOCALYPSE 2000 |
BBC |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton |
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COUPLING 2000 |
Hartswood Films |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Jack Davenport, Sarah Alexander |
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THE SECRET WORLD OF MICHAEL FRY 1999 |
Endor Productions/ Channel 4 |
Chief Make-Up and Hair 3 x 1 hour with Ewan Bremner, Robert Pugh, Michael Kitchen |
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FRENCH AND SAUNDERS TITANIC SPECIAL 1998 |
Saunders & French |
Chief Make-Up and Hair BAFTA Nomination for Best Hair and Make-up 1999 |
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MURDER MOST HORRID 1998 |
Talkback Productions |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Dawn French |
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN 1997 |
BBC Drama |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Warren Mitchell, Ian Glen |
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THE PERFECT BLUE 1997 |
BBC Drama |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Lennie James, Phil Glenister |
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FAMILY MONEY 1996 |
Whistling Gypsy Productions |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Clare Bloom, John Wood |
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THE HELLO GIRLS 1996 |
Feelgood Fiction |
Chief Make-Up and Hair with Leticia Dean, Mark Alken |
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FRENCH & SAUNDERS series 5 1995 |
Saunders & French |
Chief Make-Up and Hair 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 Film for TV with Johnny Lee Miller, Sarah-Jane Potts |
Commercials
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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PERRIER 2020 |
Stink |
Dir: Cary Fukunaga |
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NESPRESSO feat. George Clooney 2016 |
Park Pictures |
Dir: Grant Heslov |
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AMAZON IDENTS - DOWNTON ABBEY 2016 |
Agile |
Dir: Ben Whitehouse |
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BT 2015 |
Smuggler |
Dir: Randy Krallman |
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BANK OF CHINA 2011 |
Zap Productions | |
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GO COMPARE, LUXURY SEDAN 2011 |
Moon Films |
Dir: Graham Rose (London prep only) |
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FREEVIEW 2008 |
Moon Films |
Dir: Graham Rose Period Piece – 18th Century |
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