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Vance Hartwell

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Vance Hartwell
Follows the history of two robots, the members of Daft Punk, on their quest to become human.
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Vance Hartwell was born in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Hairspray (2007) and Army of Darkness (1992).
BornJune 20
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BornJune 20
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    8.9
    • Puppetry(uncredited)
    • 2001
    Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, and Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray (2007)
    Hairspray
    6.7
    • Makeup Department
    • 2007
    Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)
    Army of Darkness
    7.4
    • Special Effects
    • 1992
    Enthiran (2010)
    Enthiran
    7.2
    • Makeup Department
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • The Exit State
      • additional makeup artist
      • Post-production
    • Evergreen
      • hair & makeup artist
      • Completed
      • Short
    • RuPaul in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
      RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
      8.5
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2026
    • Soul on Fire (2025)
      Soul on Fire
      6.7
      • makeup artist: William H. Macy
      • 2025
    • Indian 2 (2024)
      Indian 2
      3.8
      • prosthetics makeup department head
      • 2024
    • Regret to Inform You (2022)
      Regret to Inform You
      Short
      • makeup artist
      • 2022
    • Judy Sheindlin in Judy Justice (2021)
      Judy Justice
      7.1
      TV Series
      • makeup artist: litigants
      • 2021–2022
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      5.0
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2021
    • Never Have I Ever (2020)
      Never Have I Ever
      7.8
      TV Series
      • key make-up
      • key makeup
      • 2021
    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2020
    • Akshay Kumar in 2.0 (2018)
      2.0
      6.0
      • special makeup effects artist: Rajini / Akshay Kumar
      • 2018
    • Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in Bright (2017)
      Bright
      6.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2017
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.7
      TV Series
      • makeup artist: KNB EFX Group Inc.
      • 2017
    • The Veil (2016)
      The Veil
      4.8
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2016
    • The Man in the Silo (2016)
      The Man in the Silo
      4.9
      • makeup artist
      • 2016
    • Catatonic (2015)
      Catatonic
      8.4
      Short
      • makeup
      • special effects makeup
      • 2015
    • Katheryn Winnick in Choose (2011)
      Choose
      4.7
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2011

    Puppetry

    • Jenny Wade, Chelsea Richards, and Melissa Reed in Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
      Feast III: The Happy Finish
      4.8
      Video
      • puppeteer
      • 2009
    • Diane Ayala Goldner, Clu Gulager, Tom Gulager, Martin Klebba, Johanna Putnam, Cassie Shea Watson, and Chelsea Richards in Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008)
      Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
      5.0
      Video
      • puppeteer
      • 2008
    • Ben Stiller and Malin Akerman in The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
      The Heartbreak Kid
      5.9
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • puppeteer
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • puppeteer
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Heaven (1998)
      Heaven
      6.5
      • puppeteer
      • 1998
    • Selma Blair in Amazon High (1997)
      Amazon High
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • puppeteer
      • 1997
    • The Ugly (1997)
      The Ugly
      6.0
      • puppeteer
      • 1997
    • Forgotten Silver (1995)
      Forgotten Silver
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • puppeteer
      • 1995
    • Cabin Boy (1994)
      Cabin Boy
      5.4
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 1994
    • Christina Ricci, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Ian Abercrombie, Anjelica Huston, Carol Kane, Matthew Beebe, Chris Ellis, Christopher Hart, Ryan Holihan, Kaitlyn Hooper, Kristen Hooper, Dana Ivey, and Jimmy Workman in Addams Family Values (1993)
      Addams Family Values
      6.9
      • puppeteer
      • 1993
    • The Tommyknockers (1993)
      The Tommyknockers
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • puppeteer
      • 1993
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken in Batman Returns (1992)
      Batman Returns
      7.1
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • Intruders (1992)
      Intruders
      6.4
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 1992

    Actor

    • Jenny Wade, Chelsea Richards, and Melissa Reed in Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
      Feast III: The Happy Finish
      4.8
      Video
      • Puppeteer
      • 2009
    • Diane Ayala Goldner, Clu Gulager, Tom Gulager, Martin Klebba, Johanna Putnam, Cassie Shea Watson, and Chelsea Richards in Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008)
      Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
      5.0
      Video
      • Puppeteer
      • 2008
    • Electroma (2006)
      Electroma
      6.7
      • White Room Technician # 1
      • 2006

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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Vance B. Hartwell
    • Born
      • June 20
      • Santa Barbara County, California, USA
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

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