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Brian Penikas

  • Make-up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Actor
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Brian Penikas is known for Jeepers Creepers (2001), Army of the Dead (2021) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jeepers Creepers (2001)
    Jeepers Creepers
    6.3
    • Makeup Department
    • 2001
    Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
    Army of the Dead
    5.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2021
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
    6.6
    • Makeup Department
    • 2014
    Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)
    Face/Off
    7.3
    • Makeup Department
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Nicolas Cage in Spider-Noir (2026)
      Spider-Noir
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2026
    • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
      Emancipation
      6.3
      • key makeup artist
      • 2022
    • Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
      Army of the Dead
      5.8
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2021
    • Cooper Barnes and Jace Norman in Henry Danger (2014)
      Henry Danger
      6.4
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2019
    • Julie Chen Moonves in Celebrity Big Brother (2018)
      Celebrity Big Brother
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Body painting
      • 2019
    • Wonderful Pistachios: Venus de Milo on the Go
      Video
      • makeup artist
      • 2018
    • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
      Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • makeup artist (uncredited)
      • 2017–2018
    • 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.
      • 2016–2017
    • Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)
      Logan
      8.1
      • makeup artist (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Garcelle Beauvais, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, and Jeannie Mai in The Real (2013)
      The Real
      4.7
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2016
    • Ron Perlman, Jimmy Smits, Katey Sagal, Drea de Matteo, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie, Kim Coates, Rockmond Dunbar, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, William Lucking, Michael Ornstein, Emilio Rivera, Theo Rossi, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Niko Nicotera, Maggie Siff, David Labrava, Chris Reed, Ryder Londo, and Rusty Coones in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
      Sons of Anarchy
      8.5
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Stalker (2014)
      Stalker
      7.5
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2014
    • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
      NCIS: Los Angeles
      6.8
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2014
    • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
      NCIS
      7.8
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2014
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
      The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
      6.6
      • makeup supervisor
      • 2014

    Special Effects

    • Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
      Jeepers Creepers 2
      5.7
      • creature & makeup effects supervisor
      • creature effects designer
      • special effects makeup ...
      • 2003
    • Love Object (2003)
      Love Object
      6.3
      • makeup & love doll effects
      • special effects department supervisor
      • 2003
    • Robert Patrick and Jennifer Esposito in Backflash (2001)
      Backflash
      5.3
      Video
      • designer: Makeup & Monsters
      • 2001
    • Jeepers Creepers (2001)
      Jeepers Creepers
      6.3
      • creature & makeup effects supervisor
      • 2001
    • Frances McDormand, Billy Bob Thornton, and James Gandolfini in The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
      The Man Who Wasn't There
      7.5
      • special effects foreman (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Stigmata (1999)
      Stigmata
      6.2
      • key designer: makeup & monsters
      • 1999
    • Stargate (1994)
      Stargate
      7.0
      • creature art department
      • 1994
    • Patsy Kensit and Mario Van Peebles in Full Eclipse (1993)
      Full Eclipse
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • sculptor: Alterian Creature Crew
      • 1993
    • 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
      • special prosthetics, mechanical devices and house miniatures: Alterion Studios, Inc.
      • 1993
    • The Tommyknockers (1993)
      The Tommyknockers
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • alien supervisor
      • 1993
    • Sleepwalkers (1992)
      Sleepwalkers
      5.4
      • paint designer: Alterian Studios
      • sculptor: Alterian Studios
      • 1992
    • Fred Ward in Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
      Cast a Deadly Spell
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • technician: demon
      • 1991
    • Howie Mandel and Tony Randall in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
      Gremlins 2: The New Batch
      6.5
      • creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
      • 1990
    • Leviathan (1989)
      Leviathan
      5.8
      • creature effects crew
      • 1989
    • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)
      Aliens
      8.4
      • creature effects crew (uncredited)
      • 1986

    Actor

    • Robert Patrick and Jennifer Esposito in Backflash (2001)
      Backflash
      5.3
      Video
      • Diner Patron (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Between the Sheets (2000)
      Between the Sheets
      4.9
      • Gorilla Guy
      • 2000
    • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)
      Galaxy Quest
      7.4
      • Convention Goer (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper in Breast Men (1997)
      Breast Men
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Party Goer (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Fred Ward in Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
      Cast a Deadly Spell
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Oatmeal Monster (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • Howie Mandel and Tony Randall in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
      Gremlins 2: The New Batch
      6.5
      • Singing Gremlin Triplets (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Far Out Man (1990)
      Far Out Man
      4.9
      • Partygoer-Flare Man (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Invaders from Mars (1986)
      Invaders from Mars
      5.6
      • Supreme Intelligence (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Radioactive Dreams (1984)
      Radioactive Dreams
      5.5
      • Street Punk (uncredited)
      • 1984

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • APEMANIA
      • Beatlemania Alumni.com
    • Alternative names
      • Brian Penkis
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      • 1 Print Biography
      • 3 Pictorials
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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