Peter Swords King

Peter Swords King

Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Biography: 1955-01-01 (69 years old)

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Biography

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 finalizing 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 the remark made by Peter about his work. He is credited for his exemplary work of immortalizing characters like the 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, which is a private school for makeup artistry within media and fashion.

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Filmography

all 27

Movies 27

Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Roald Dahl's The Witches

Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)

Movie
6.13
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Movie
6.91
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Movie
6.54
Hair Designer
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

Movie
6.96
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Into the Woods

Into the Woods (2014)

Movie
6.68
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Movie
6.29
Makeup & Hair
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Movie
6.25
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Movie
6.36
Makeup Artist
Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs (2010)

Movie
7.25
Hair Designer
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)

Movie
7.17
Makeup & Hair
Nine

Nine (2009)

Movie
8.5
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass (2007)

Movie
6.18
Makeup Artist
I'm Not There

I'm Not There (2007)

Movie
6
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
King Kong

King Kong (2005)

Movie
7.07
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea (2004)

Movie
Makeup & Hair
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Movie
7.21
Makeup & Hair
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Movie
10
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Movie
6.33
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Quills

Quills (2000)

Movie
3.5
Makeup Designer
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband (1999)

Movie
10
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
Little Voice

Little Voice (1998)

Movie
Hair Designer / Makeup Designer
Talk of Angels

Talk of Angels (1998)

Movie
Cecil's Friend 2 / Makeup Designer
Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Movie
1
Makeup Artist
The Avengers

The Avengers (1998)

Movie
1
Wigmaker
The Tango Lesson

The Tango Lesson (1997)

Movie
Makeup Artist
Innocent Lies

Innocent Lies (1995)

Movie
Hairstylist / Wig Designer
The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.55
Based on 8.82 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1982
1999
2007
2005
2020
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Information

Known For
Costume & Make-Up

Gender
Male

Birthday
1955-01-01 (69 years old)

Birth Place
England, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Peter 'Swords' King, Peter "Swords" King, Peter King, Peter Swords-King

Awards
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling


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