Howard Berger

Howard Berger

Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Born
December 20, 1964 (age 61)
Birthplace
Burbank, California, USA

Biography

Howard Berger (born 20 December 1964) is a special make-up effects creator who is best known for his work on The Chronicles of Narnia films. He has over 200 films to his credit since 1977. Berger is the co-founder of KNB EFX Group along with Robert Kurtzman and Greg Nicotero. The company specialises in prosthetic makeup, better known as special make-up effects, and has worked on over 400 film and television projects. Berger also often works with Sam Raimi, with whom he has collaborated since 1986. They worked together on Oz the Great and Powerful. He has won an Emmy for the makeup in the TV show The Walking Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Berger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Michael poster

Michael

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2026
The Vampire Lestat poster

The Vampire Lestat

TV · Makeup Effects Designer, Makeup Department Head · 7 eps

2024
Challengers poster

Challengers

Movie · Prosthetic Designer

2023
Jules poster

Jules

Movie · Makeup Designer

2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy poster

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Movie · Makeup Department Head

2020
Spenser Confidential poster

Spenser Confidential

Movie · Makeup Department Head

2018
Mile 22 poster

Mile 22

Movie · Makeup Department Head

2018
Instant Family poster

Instant Family

Movie · Makeup Department Head

2017
Transformers: The Last Knight poster

Transformers: The Last Knight

Movie · Makeup Artist

2017
The Orville poster

The Orville

TV · Special Effects Makeup Artist · 14 eps

2016
Patriots Day poster

Patriots Day

Movie · Makeup Department Head

2015
Daddy's Home poster

Daddy's Home

Movie · Makeup Artist

2014
The Gambler poster

The Gambler

Movie · Makeup Department Head

2013
Lone Survivor poster

Lone Survivor

Movie · Makeup Department Head

2013
Oz the Great and Powerful poster

Oz the Great and Powerful

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2012
The Man with the Iron Fists poster

The Man with the Iron Fists

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2012
Hitchcock poster

Hitchcock

Movie · Prosthetic Supervisor

2012
The Grey poster

The Grey

Movie · Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

2012
Seven Psychopaths poster

Seven Psychopaths

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2012
Maniac poster

Maniac

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World poster

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Movie · Makeup Artist

2011
Fright Night poster

Fright Night

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

2011
I Am Number Four poster

I Am Number Four

Movie · Makeup Designer

2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas poster

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2010
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf poster

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

2010
Splice poster

Splice

Movie · Makeup Artist

2009
Drag Me to Hell poster

Drag Me to Hell

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2008
Mirrors poster

Mirrors

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2007
Death Proof poster

Death Proof

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

2007
The Great Debaters poster

The Great Debaters

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2007
The Hitcher poster

The Hitcher

Movie · Makeup Designer

2007
Planet Terror poster

Planet Terror

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2007
We All Scream for Ice Cream poster

We All Scream for Ice Cream

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2007
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It poster

The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
Chocolate poster

Chocolate

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
Valerie on the Stairs poster

Valerie on the Stairs

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
Desperation poster

Desperation

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
Déjà Vu poster

Déjà Vu

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
The Hills Have Eyes poster

The Hills Have Eyes

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

2006
Family poster

Family

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
The Damned Thing poster

The Damned Thing

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
The V Word poster

The V Word

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
Pick Me Up poster

Pick Me Up

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
Deer Woman poster

Deer Woman

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2005
Cursed poster

Cursed

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Movie · Prosthetic Makeup Artist

2005
Dreams in the Witch House poster

Dreams in the Witch House

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2005
Jenifer poster

Jenifer

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2005
Dance of the Dead poster

Dance of the Dead

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2004
Riding the Bullet poster

Riding the Bullet

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2004
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning poster

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2004
I ♥ Huckabees poster

I ♥ Huckabees

Movie · Prosthetics

2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 poster

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2001
Thir13en Ghosts poster

Thir13en Ghosts

Movie · Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

2001
Ghosts of Mars poster

Ghosts of Mars

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2001
Mulholland Drive poster

Mulholland Drive

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

2001
Vanilla Sky poster

Vanilla Sky

Movie · Makeup Supervisor

2000
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter poster

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money poster

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1998
Black Cat Run poster

Black Cat Run

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1998
A Simple Plan poster

A Simple Plan

Movie · Makeup Supervisor

1997
Boogie Nights poster

Boogie Nights

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1997
Wishmaster poster

Wishmaster

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

1995
Galaxis poster

Galaxis

Movie · Makeup Supervisor

1995
Tales from the Hood poster

Tales from the Hood

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1995
Lord of Illusions poster

Lord of Illusions

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1995
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings poster

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Movie · Makeup Supervisor

1993
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday poster

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1993
Body Bags poster

Body Bags

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1993
Doppelganger poster

Doppelganger

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1993
Cyborg 2 poster

Cyborg 2

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1993
Skinner poster

Skinner

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1992
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence poster

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1992
Reservoir Dogs poster

Reservoir Dogs

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1991
Children of the Night poster

Children of the Night

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1991
From Dusk Til Dawn poster

From Dusk Til Dawn

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

1990
Misery poster

Misery

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1990
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III poster

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers poster

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

1989
Intruder poster

Intruder

Movie · Makeup Department Head

1989
The Horror Show poster

The Horror Show

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1987
Creepshow 2 poster

Creepshow 2

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer

1986
Night of the Creeps poster

Night of the Creeps

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1985
Invasion U.S.A. poster

Invasion U.S.A.

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1984
Trancers poster

Trancers

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist