Frances Hounsom
- Known for
- Costume & Make-Up
Biography
Frances Hounsom is a British makeup and hair designer. She studied fine art at Central Saint Martins before specialising in makeup and hair design at the London College of Fashion. Early in her career, she worked in supporting roles—assisting more established artists, observing their methods, and gradually building her own opportunities through persistence and networking. Over time, she expanded her skills to include wig-making, prosthetic application, tattoo work, and elaborate hairstyling techniques like braiding, extensions, and facial hair design. Hounsom has contributed to both film and television projects worldwide. Some of credits include Magic Mike’s Last Dance (2023), The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024), and Black Bag (2025), among others. She is also credited on the Netflix series The Letter for the King (2020), where she was responsible for hair, makeup, and prosthetics design. In 2021, Frances Hounsom won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program for her work on The Letter for the King (2020). She is represented by United Talent Agency (UTA) and is based in the UK and New York.
Known For
Filmography
Untamed
Movie · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
The Christophers
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Sacrifice
Movie · Makeup Artist
VisionQuest
TV · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Prosthetic Designer · 8 eps
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Movie · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer, Prosthetic Designer
Deep Cover
Movie · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer, Prosthetic Designer
Black Bag
Movie · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Down Cemetery Road
TV · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer · 8 eps
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Movie · Hairstylist
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
TV · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer · 6 eps
Magic Mike's Last Dance
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Doctor Jekyll
Movie · Makeup Designer
Tall Dark and Handsome
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
The Laureate
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
The Enfield Poltergeist
TV · Prosthetic Designer · 4 eps
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Movie · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Avoidance
TV · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Prosthetic Designer · 6 eps
Live at the Moth Club
TV · Makeup Designer · 5 eps
The Rising
TV · Makeup Department Head · 8 eps
End of Term
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Prosthetic Designer
Passage of My Youth
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Bloods
TV · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer · 6 eps
Waiting for Anya
Movie · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Mandy
TV · Makeup Designer · 6 eps
The Letter for the King
TV · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer · 6 eps
After Life
TV · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer · 6 eps
I Am Vengeance
Movie · Makeup Designer
Accident Man
Movie · Hair Designer, Prosthetic Designer
Hurricane
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Mad to Be Normal
Movie · Makeup Designer
Don't Knock Twice
Movie · Makeup Designer
Eliminators
Movie · Prosthetic Designer, Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
Movie · Makeup Designer, Makeup & Hair, Prosthetic Designer
Assassin
Movie · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Age Of Kill
Movie · Makeup Designer
Captain Webb
Movie · Makeup Artist
Top Dog
Movie · Makeup Designer
Vendetta
Movie · Makeup Designer
Black Mirror
TV · Makeup Artist · 1 ep