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Michael Ornelaz

  • Make-up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Puppetry
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Michael Ornelaz is known for The Hunger Games (2012), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)
    The Hunger Games
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012
    Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
    Thor: Love and Thunder
    6.1
    • Special Effects
    • 2022
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    7.9
    • Makeup Department
    • 2023
    Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
    Being the Ricardos
    6.5
    • Makeup Department
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Ben Kingsley in The Old Stories: Moses (2026)
      The Old Stories: Moses
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • makeup artist: Ben Kingsley
      • 2026
    • Don Johnson, Joshua Jackson, Sean Teale, and Phillipa Soo in Doctor Odyssey (2024)
      Doctor Odyssey
      6.1
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2024–2025
    • Jude Law, Kerry Condon, Nick Frost, and Alia Shawkat in Skeleton Crew (2024)
      Skeleton Crew
      7.0
      TV Series
      • prosthetic makeup artist
      • 2024
    • Ella Beatty in Monster (2022)
      Monster
      7.7
      TV Series
      • key makeup artist
      • 2024
    • John Travolta in Capital One Quicksilver: Holiday Night Fever (2023)
      Capital One Quicksilver: Holiday Night Fever
      8.0
      Video
      • makeup artist
      • 2023
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
      Fast X
      5.7
      • key makeup artist: Los Angeles
      • 2023
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • makeup artist: Ms. Klementieff
      • 2023
    • Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
      The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
      6.9
      TV Special
      • additional makeup artist
      • makeup artist: Ms. Klementieff (as Mike Ornelaz)
      • 2022
    • Julia Roberts in Gaslit (2022)
      Gaslit
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022
    • Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (2021)
      Being the Ricardos
      6.5
      • makeup prosthetics: Ms. Kidman
      • 2021
    • Sylvester Stallone, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, David Dastmalchian, Margot Robbie, and Daniela Melchior in The Suicide Squad (2021)
      The Suicide Squad
      7.2
      • key prosthetic makeup: Legacy Effects
      • 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
    • Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, and Dana Daurey in Capitol One: Christmas Ad (2020)
      Capitol One: Christmas Ad
      7.0
      Video
      • makeup artist
      • 2020
    • Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Mackenzie Davis in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
      Terminator: Dark Fate
      6.2
      • makeup artist: Los Angeles (as Mike Ornelaz)
      • 2019
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
      Shutter Island
      8.2
      • special makeup effects artist: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
      • 2010

    Special Effects

    • Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
      Thor: Love and Thunder
      6.1
      • special effects makeup artist: GOTG
      • 2022
    • Jason Drucker in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
      Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
      4.3
      • key artist (as Mike Ornelaz)
      • 2017
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • replica and animatronic animals: Legacy Effects
      • 2012
    • Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
      The Bourne Legacy
      6.6
      • hair department supervisor: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Samantha Morton, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch in John Carter (2012)
      John Carter
      6.6
      • key artist: Legacy Effects
      • 2012
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
      Shutter Island
      8.2
      • key artist: Legacy Effects
      • 2010
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • key character designer: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2009
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
      Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
      6.2
      • key artist: Stan Winston Studio (as Michael Ornelez)
      • 2008
    • Tim Allen in The Shaggy Dog (2006)
      The Shaggy Dog
      4.4
      • art department animatronic effects: Stan Winston Studio (as Mike Ornelaz)
      • 2006
    • Eliza Dushku in Wrong Turn (2003)
      Wrong Turn
      6.1
      • special effects hair: Stan Winston Studio (as Mike Ornelaz)
      • 2003
    • Darkness Falls (2003)
      Darkness Falls
      5.0
      • special effects hair department: creature effects
      • 2003
    • Teenage Caveman (2002)
      Teenage Caveman
      3.4
      TV Movie
      • key hair stylist
      • 2002
    • Guy Pearce and Samantha Mumba in The Time Machine (2002)
      The Time Machine
      6.0
      • hair department coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2002
    • Rya Kihlstedt in She Creature (2001)
      She Creature
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • key artist: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2001
    • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
      A.I. Artificial Intelligence
      7.2
      • hair supervisor: "Teddy", Stan Winston Studio
      • 2001

    Puppetry

    • 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
      • puppeteer
      • 2020
    • Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
      The Bourne Legacy
      6.6
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Julia Roberts and Dominic Scott Kay in Charlotte's Web (2006)
      Charlotte's Web
      6.3
      • puppeteer
      • 2006
    • Tim Allen in The Shaggy Dog (2006)
      The Shaggy Dog
      4.4
      • puppeteer
      • 2006
    • Guy Pearce and Samantha Mumba in The Time Machine (2002)
      The Time Machine
      6.0
      • puppeteer
      • 2002
    • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
      The Lost World: Jurassic Park
      6.6
      • puppeteer
      • 1997

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michael A. Ornelaz

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