Careers
Training the most employable Makeup & Hair Artists since 1986
Film
The film industry is teaming with many thousands of Makeup Artists in the UK, who work in crowd rooms, prosthetic workshops, make-up trailers and on set. Below are just some names of our graduates who are working in film, their IMDB or other profiles linked so you can see what they are up to:
TV
Since companies like Netflix and Amazon Prime have started producing long episodic series, the TV industry overlaps and shares many crew with feature films. Below are just some names of our graduates who are working in TV, their IMDB or other profiles linked so you can see what they are up to:
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Diandra Ferreira, Sorcha Morgan, Emily Wilcox, Stacey Holman, Krystal Buckley, Sophie Rush, Lisa Cartlidge, Tania Couper, Julie Kendrick, Robb Crafer,Lottie Brooksbank, Steven Byrne, Mike Byrne, Abbie Richards, Sara Fagan, Karolina Bartnik, Cate Hall, Elin Jones, Siobhan McGrath, Giorgio Galliero, Jennifer Knipp,Kirsty McQueen, Lucy Oswald, Kevin Fortune, Amanda Warburton, Erin Steadman, Katie King, Francesca Thomas, Grace O’Brien, Alice Man, Kira Amin, Emily Balazs, Paige McKiernan, Joanna Franks, Gunnhildur Olafsdottir, Nicky Austin, Debbie Ormrod, Coral Todd.
Fashion
When discussing the “fashion” make-up artist, this encompasses fashion shows, editorial, red carpet, music, brand campaigns, beauty and commercial work. Below are just some names of our graduates who are working in fashion, their instagram profiles linked so you can see what they are up to:
Theatre
The theatre industry includes West End, Broadway, overseas theatres, opera houses, national and international tours. Makeup Artists need to be skilled with wigs and make-up to work in the theatre. Below are just some names of our graduates who are working in theatre, their instagram profiles linked, so you can see what they are up to:
Creating employable and award-winning graduates
Our students have worked on the following productions:
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Frozen The West End Musical
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The Serpent Queen
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The Crown
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Bridgerton
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The Witcher
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Heartstopper
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Lockwood & Co
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London Fashion Week
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The Book of Mormon
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A Very British Scandal
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Strictly Come Dancing
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Dancing On Ice
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Phantom of The Opera
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Cyrano
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Wicked
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Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
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Aquaman
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MobLand
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Andir
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Wicked
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White Lotus
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Wonka
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Black Doves
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Queen Charlotte
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The Witcher
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Joan is Awful
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Batman
Behind the scenes
Delamar Academy graduates in action
With tutors from the industry
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Lucy won an RTS award and was BAFTA nominated as Designer on Killing Eve series 1 and 2. Her impressive body of work includes ‘Emily’, ’The People We Hate At the Wedding’, ’Suspicion’ and ‘Us’. Lucy has also worked on The SilkWorm, Song For Marion starring Gemma Arterton and Vanessa Redgrave, the original series of The Office, Friday night Dinner, Burton & Taylor starring Helena Boham Carter and Dominic West, Lawless and Snatch… to name but a few. Trained at the BBC, Lucy’s years of experience span through many comedies and character based dramas, providing invaluable tuition in creating camera-ready character work.
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BAFTA winning, always humble and never one to boast about her impressive career as a designer, our inspiring tutor Catherine loves to mentor and guide our students to achieve their full potential. Having recently designed Secret Invasion for Marvel and Disney, Catherine’s credits also include Makeup and Hair Design on A Very British Scandal, Black Mirror, Luther , Howards End, Fortitude, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Fourth Angel, Murder City, This Is England (feature film and TV series), Dirty War, Trial and Retribution. Catherine shows great support for our students and her team always includes Delamar graduates.
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Jenn comes to us with a wealth of experience on films and teaching prosthetics at University level. Her work includes Ant Man and The Wasp, The Witcher, Bohemian Rhapsody, Holby City and Jawbone. A lover of wigs, props hair and of course specialising in prosthetics, Jenn sees the whole character and encourages students to be as creative as possible, within the remit of their technical understanding. Highly professional and positive, our students love Jenn’s straight forward and practical approach to problem solving and helping them achieve their best work.
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Oscar shortlisted for her period wig work on Cyrano, Laura has been working for 30 years with both hair and makeup. Recent work includes: Aquaman, The Lost Kingdom, Tom & Jerry, The French Dispatch. She began her career in the West End, working on shows such as Oliver, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Mary Poppins and the Royal Opera House. After 15 years she moved into film and television, and specialises in period hair styling. Credits include Strictly Come Dancing, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Anna Karenina, Captain America, Star Wars, Beauty and the Beast and Rocketman to name but a few. Alongside her film credits she is also the creator of the Advanced Hair Module at Delamar.