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Werner Pretorius(I)

  • Make-up Department
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Special Effects
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Werner Pretorius is known for Longlegs (2024), Backrooms (2026) and Elysium (2013).
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations total

    Known for

    Maika Monroe in Longlegs (2024)
    Longlegs
    6.5
    • Special Effects
    • 2024
    Renate Reinsve in Backrooms (2026)
    Backrooms
    6.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 2026
    Matt Damon in Elysium (2013)
    Elysium
    6.6
    • Makeup Department
    • 2013
    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Makeup Department
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Carrie
      • special makeup effects designer
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • The Young People
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Karoshi
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • White Elephant
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • Post-production
    • Split Rock
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • Completed
    • Grendel
      • prosthetics designer: Amazing Ape Productions
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
      Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
      7.2
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2026
    • Renate Reinsve in Backrooms (2026)
      Backrooms
      6.8
      • makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions
      • 2026
    • David Oyelowo in Newborn (2026)
      Newborn
      5.1
      • prosthetics designer: Amazing Ape Productions
      • 2026
    • Fiona Fu in Rock Springs (2026)
      Rock Springs
      5.9
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2026
    • Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey in The Abandons (2025)
      The Abandons
      6.4
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2025
    • Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland in Keeper (2025)
      Keeper
      5.5
      • special makeup effects designer
      • 2025
    • Vince Staples in The Vince Staples Show (2024)
      The Vince Staples Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2025
    • Milo Cawthorne, Maggie Nicole Robertson, Kimberley Crossman, James Joshua Blake, and Daniel Cresswell in Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon (2025)
      Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon
      6.0
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2025
    • The Monkey (2025)
      The Monkey
      5.9
      • makeup effects designer
      • 2025
    • Jace Norman in Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
      Henry Danger: The Movie
      4.8
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2025
    • Alexander Ludwig and Jessica Frances Dukes in Earth Abides (2024)
      Earth Abides
      6.3
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects designer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2024
    • Carrie-Anne Moss, Frank Grillo, and Douglas Smith in Die Alone (2024)
      Die Alone
      5.8
      • makeup effects co-designer
      • 2024
    • Jennifer Connelly, Sean Bean, Michael Aronov, Clark Gregg, and Daveed Diggs in Snowpiercer (2020)
      Snowpiercer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects department head
      • 2020–2024
    • Yuyu Kitamura, George Rexstrew, Kassius Nelson, and Jayden Revri in Dead Boy Detectives (2024)
      Dead Boy Detectives
      7.5
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects supervisor
      • 2024
    • The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024)
      The Spiderwick Chronicles
      5.3
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects designer
      • 2024

    Costume and Wardrobe Department

    • Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
      Deadpool 2
      7.6
      • specialty costume manufacturer: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd
      • 2018
    • Grant Gustin in The Flash (2014)
      The Flash
      7.4
      TV Series
      • specialty costumes: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd (uncredited)
      • 2016–2017
    • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
      Supergirl
      6.2
      TV Series
      • specialty costumes: Amazing Ape Productions Ltd (uncredited)
      • 2017

    Special Effects

    • Rashida Jones, Kate McKinnon, Daveed Diggs, and Tanaya Beatty in In the Blink of an Eye (2026)
      In the Blink of an Eye
      6.1
      • special effects makeup designer
      • 2026
    • Maika Monroe in Longlegs (2024)
      Longlegs
      6.5
      • special effects makeup designer
      • 2024
    • Morgan Taylor Campbell, Rhianna Jagpal, and Iñaki Godoy in The Imperfects (2022)
      The Imperfects
      6.5
      TV Series
      • mufx shop owner
      • 2022
    • Critters Attack! (2019)
      Critters Attack!
      3.7
      TV Movie
      • creature fx supervisor
      • 2019
    • Mia Xitlali in La Quinceanera (2017)
      La Quinceanera
      6.5
      TV Series
      • special effects designer
      • 2017
    • The Cleanse (2016)
      The Cleanse
      5.1
      • creature fx supervisor
      • 2016
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Awakening (2012)
      Underworld: Awakening
      6.3
      • special effects supervisor: MastersFX
      • 2012
    • Duma (2005)
      Duma
      7.1
      • mould maker: animatronics
      • sculptor: animatronics
      • 2005

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Amazing Ape Productions
    • Alternative name
      • Werner 'Monkey Gland' Pretorius

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