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Lawrence Mercado

  • Make-up Department
  • Special Effects
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The trailer to "Blood Cousins", a film of comedy, terror and revenge. When the anniversary of their grandmother's death arrives, four cousins reconnect on a road trip to the Texas Rio Grande Valley to pay their respects. As they close in on their destination, they learn about their family's shrouded past that wearily treads the line between real issues and unreal powers.
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Blood Cousins (2012)
Lawrence is a Los Angeles based Makeup/Special Effects Makeup artist who started his career in his home town of San Antonio,TX in 2009. He is know for his work on The Terminal List, A Quiet Place 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol:3 and American Horror Story:1984 which he received a Emmy Nomination for.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    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
    Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    Black Panther
    7.3
    • Special Effects
    • 2018
    Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
    A Quiet Place Part II
    7.2
    • Makeup Department
    • 2020
    American Horror Story (2011)
    American Horror Story
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Spike
      • makeup artist
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Crossed
      • special makeup effects artist
      • Post-production
    • Sean Bean in The Isolate Thief (2026)
      The Isolate Thief
      5.7
      • makeup fx dept.head
      • 2026
    • Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega in Sabrina Carpenter: Taste (2024)
      Sabrina Carpenter: Taste
      8.0
      Music Video
      • special effects makeup artist
      • 2024
    • CSI: Vegas (2021)
      CSI: Vegas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Make-up Fx Dept.Head
      • makeup fx dept.head
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2023–2024
    • 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
      • additional makeup artist
      • 2023
    • Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Logan Lerman, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Kate Mulvany, and Tiffany Boone in Hunters (2020)
      Hunters
      7.2
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 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
      • 2022
    • Chris Pratt in The Terminal List (2022)
      The Terminal List
      7.9
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022
    • Immoral Compass (2021)
      Immoral Compass
      8.0
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2021
    • Andrea Londo in The Free Fall (2021)
      The Free Fall
      4.7
      • makeup artist
      • 2021
    • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
      Lucifer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2021
    • Phobias (2021)
      Phobias
      3.6
      • assistant makeup artist
      • 2021
    • Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin, Bobby Soto, and Cheyenne Rae Hernandez in The Tax Collector (2020)
      The Tax Collector
      4.9
      • additional makeup artist
      • key makeup artist: additional photography
      • 2020
    • Michael Roddy, Mike Foy, Paul Telfer, Misha Crosby, Alexius Zellner, Declan Michael Laird, Holden Ciel Sawyer, and Andre Fili in Green Rush (2020)
      Green Rush
      4.0
      • makeup artist
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2020
    • Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
      A Quiet Place Part II
      7.2
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2020
    • Wizard School Dropout (2019)
      Wizard School Dropout
      8.2
      TV Series
      • assistant makeup artist
      • 2019

    Special Effects

    • James Paxton and Kim House in The Network: Trans Am (2020)
      The Network: Trans Am
      Music Video
      • special effects makeup
      • 2020
    • Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer, and Christine Kilmer in The Mortuary Collection (2019)
      The Mortuary Collection
      6.4
      • special effects makeup artist: additional photography
      • 2019
    • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
      Black Panther
      7.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2018
    • Henry Darrow McComas, Travis Grant, Heather Higginbotham, Eduardo Capriles, Wesley Caldwell, and Carr Rundle in The Sick (2017)
      The Sick
      Short
      • special effects makeup
      • 2017
    • The Lady Killers (2017)
      The Lady Killers
      7.4
      • special effects
      • special effects makeup
      • 2017
    • Get the Hell Out (2016)
      Get the Hell Out
      6.9
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2016
    • A Darker Fifty Shades: The Fetish Set (2015)
      A Darker Fifty Shades: The Fetish Set
      2.7
      • special effects
      • 2015
    • Bundle of Nerves (2014)
      Bundle of Nerves
      7.0
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2014
    • Arose the Coward (2013)
      Arose the Coward
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2013
    • The House of the Demon (2007)
      The House of the Demon
      3.5
      Video
      • special effects crew
      • 2007

    Actor

    • In Your Arms
      Short
      • Tony
      • 2011
    • A Hard Day's Bite (2011)
      A Hard Day's Bite
      1.9
      Short
      • James
      • 2011
    • The Powderkids (2010)
      The Powderkids
      • Teddy
      • 2010

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    Blood Cousins
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    Blood Cousins

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    • Other works
      The San Antonio Current cover - distressed lumberjack transformation makeup

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