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Donald Mowat

Donald Mowat

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Dec 10, 1964 (60)
Birthplace Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 18, 2025
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Biography

Donald Mowat is a Canadian, British and naturalized American citizen. He started in amateur theatre and operatic societies as well as community cable television while still in high school. First film was as an assistant makeup artist on "Joshua Then and Now" and continued working as assistant makeup ... on numerous projects including "Anne of Green Gables", "The Fly", "The Believers" and "Frontier". While just in his twenties he was makeup department head on "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future" winning a daytime Emmy nomination in 1988 and continued to department head several network miniseries and movies of the week. He works extensively with out of kit techniques in casualty effects. His stellar credits as a department head and personal make up artist in all aspects of feature film and television make up from period, corrective, casualty, beauty and straight make up as well as tattoo cover has been seen in countless feature films and projects for television. He worked extensively with Mark Wahlberg for many years as well as with Eminem. In recent years Donald has been working with Daniel Craig and Jake Gyllenhaal continues to work as both a department head ("The Fighter", "8 Mile", "Taking Lives", "Repo Men", "Prisoners", "Everything Will Be Fine", "Nightcrawler", "Stronger") and personal artist ("Skyfall", "Cowboys and Aliens"). In 2012 Mr. Mowat received Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Donald has also worked on numerous editorial/print projects with many actors and performers. Focused primarily on feature films from 1992 onwards his stellar career, commitment to the craft and industry as well as active involvement in many charitable causes has earned him an international reputation.

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Filmography

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TRON: Ares

TRON: Ares

2025

Makeup Department Head

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

Makeup Department Head, Prosthetic Designer, Hair Designer

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

2023

Makeup & Hair

Dune

Dune

2021

Makeup Department Head, Prosthetic Designer, Makeup Designer, Hair Designer

The Little Things

The Little Things

2021

Makeup Department Head, Makeup Designer

The Guilty

The Guilty

2021

Makeup Department Head, Makeup Designer, Hair Designer

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019

Makeup Artist

Velvet Buzzsaw

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019

Makeup Department Head, Makeup Designer

First Man

First Man

2018

Makeup Department Head

The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds

2018

Makeup Designer

Life

Life

2017

Makeup Designer

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

2017

Makeup Department Head

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

2016

Makeup Department Head

Sicario

Sicario

2015

Makeup Department Head

Spectre

Spectre

2015

Makeup Artist

Every Thing Will Be Fine

Every Thing Will Be Fine

2015

Key Makeup Artist

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

2014

Makeup Department Head

Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

Makeup Department Head

Skyfall

Skyfall

2012

Makeup Artist

Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens

2011

Makeup Artist

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

Makeup Artist

Dream House

Dream House

2011

Makeup Department Head

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

2010

Makeup Artist

Casino Jack

Casino Jack

2010

Makeup Department Head, Makeup Artist

The Fighter

The Fighter

2010

Makeup Department Head

Repo Men

Repo Men

2010

Makeup Department Head

The Happening

The Happening

2008

Makeup Artist

Mirrors

Mirrors

2008

Makeup Artist

Max Payne

Max Payne

2008

Makeup Department Head, Makeup Artist

Shooter

Shooter

2007

Makeup Artist

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

2007

Makeup Artist

The Departed

The Departed

2006

Makeup Artist

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

2006

Makeup Artist

Invincible

Invincible

2006

Makeup Artist

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

Makeup Artist

Four Brothers

Four Brothers

2005

Makeup Artist

Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

2005

Makeup Artist

Taking Lives

Taking Lives

2004

Makeup Department Head

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

2003

Makeup Artist

The Human Stain

The Human Stain

2003

Makeup Department Head

8 Mile

8 Mile

2002

Makeup Supervisor

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

2001

Makeup Artist

Heist

Heist

2001

Makeup Supervisor

Rock Star

Rock Star

2001

Makeup Artist

Frequency

Frequency

2000

Makeup Artist

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

Makeup Artist

The Yards

The Yards

2000

Key Makeup Artist

Three Kings

Three Kings

1999

Makeup Artist

Gloria

Gloria

1999

Makeup Artist

The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999

Makeup Department Head

The Big Hit

The Big Hit

1998

Key Makeup Artist

Mimic

Mimic

1997

Makeup Department Head

Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

1996

Makeup Artist, Key Makeup Artist

Bogus

Bogus

1996

Key Makeup Artist

Harriet the Spy

Harriet the Spy

1996

Makeup Artist

Voices

Voices

1995

Makeup Artist

In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

1995

Makeup Artist

Margaret's Museum

Margaret's Museum

1995

Makeup Department Head

The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

1994

Makeup Department Head

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

1993

Key Makeup Artist

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

1993

Makeup Department Head

Terror on Track 9

Terror on Track 9

1992

Makeup Department Head

Passion and Paradise

Passion and Paradise

1989

Makeup Artist

Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Then and Now

1985

Daily Makeup & Hair

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1985

Assistant Makeup Artist

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