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Greg Nicotero

Greg Nicotero

Actor, producer, director and writer · Born March 15, 1963 (63) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

4 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body

Gregory “Greg” Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, and television producer and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film “Day of the Dead” (1985), under the tutelage of Romero and make-up effects veteran Tom Savini.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 15, 1963 (63)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, director and writer
Titles
137 on MovieCove · 163 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Greg Nicotero's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
36%
Society
24%
Survival
16%
Self
11%
Bonds
9%
Morality
3%
Power
1%
Art12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
13
Contemplative
11
Tense
5
Dread
4
Joyful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Greg Nicotero's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 108 of their 137 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (51).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Greg Nicotero's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

163 credits, 137 with a MovieCove page; 62 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cape Fear(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Dracula(2026)

    as Greg

  • Queens of the Dead(2025)

    Prosthetic Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Guts & Glory(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story(2025)

    Consulting Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City(2023)

    Show 22 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Werewolf by Night(2022)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Walking Dead(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Casting Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Mare of Easttown(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Creepshow Holiday Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • A Creepshow Animated Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Teleplay

  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • El Camino(2019)

    Prosthetic Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Creepshow(2019)

    Show 23 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Captive State(2019)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Hunter Puppeteer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Alita: Battle Angel(2019)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Alpha(2018)

    Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Thank You for Your Service(2017)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Amityville: The Awakening(2017)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Patriots Day(2016)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Within(2016)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Hateful Eight(2015)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Medieval Times: The Making of 'Army of Darkness'(2015)

    Still Photographer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini(2015)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Gravy(2015)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Program(2015)

    Makeup Designer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 113 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Interview(2014)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Green Inferno(2013)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For(2014)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Galyntine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2(2014)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lone Survivor(2013)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • This Is the End(2013)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Pain & Gain(2013)

    Project Manager

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Oz the Great and Powerful(2013)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Texas Chainsaw(2013)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Maniac(2012)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    Effects Supervisor · Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hitchcock(2012)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Man with the Iron Fists(2012)

    Makeup Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Seven Psychopaths(2012)

    Makeup Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green(2012)

    Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Savages(2012)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Grey(2011)

    Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects · Makeup Effects · Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas(2011)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Talking Dead(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead: Webisodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World(2011)

    Makeup Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fright Night(2011)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Priest(2011)

    Makeup Designer · Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Water for Elephants(2011)

    Key Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • I Am Number Four(2011)

    Makeup Designer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Paul(2011)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 177 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Consulting Producer · Executive Producer · Makeup Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Agatha’s Walker (uncredited) · as Dream Whisperer (uncredited) · as Walker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf(2010)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster(2010)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The United Monster Talent Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Piranha 3D(2010)

    as Boat Captain

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Edge of Darkness(2010)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Book of Eli(2010)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Final Destination(2009)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    Makeup Effects · as Gestapo Major (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Drag Me to Hell(2009)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Last House on the Left(2009)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Mirrors(2008)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust(2008)

    as Makeup Effects Guy #3

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Great Debaters(2007)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Mist(2007)

    Second Unit Director · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Wretched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Special Effects

  • Diary of the Dead(2007)

    as Zombie Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Death Proof(2007)

    Makeup Effects Designer · Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Planet Terror(2007)

    Special Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Reaping(2007)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Hitcher(2007)

    Makeup Designer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • We All Scream for Ice Cream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Valerie on the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Deja Vu(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • The V Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Deer Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • The Damned Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)

    Makeup Effects · Makeup Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cemetery Gates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Stoner Dude Michael

  • Desperation(2006)

    Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Hills Have Eyes(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Cyst

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Pick Me Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Jenifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Dance of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Dreams in the Witch House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • Becoming a Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Greg Nicotero

  • Land of the Dead(2005)

    as Bridgekeeper Zombie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D(2005)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist(2005)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Cursed(2005)

    Makeup Effects Designer · as Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Riding the Bullet(2004)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning(2004)

    Special Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed(2004)

    Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Comic Book: The Movie(2004)

    as Greg Nicotero

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)

    Makeup Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Rules of Attraction(2002)

    Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bubba Ho-Tep(2002)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Vanilla Sky(2001)

    Makeup Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Thir13en Ghosts(2001)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Mars(2001)

    Makeup Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids(2001)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Unbreakable(2000)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or the Gore the Merrier(2000)

    Camera Operator · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Crocodile(2000)

    Creature Technical Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter(1999)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • House on Haunted Hill(1999)

    as Rollercoaster Technician (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money(1999)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Black Cat Run(1998)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Boogie Nights(1997)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Wishmaster(1997)

    Makeup Effects Designer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Night Flier(1997)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

    Stunts · as Sex Machine's Buddy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Never Talk to Strangers(1995)

    Prosthetics

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lord of Illusions(1995)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Darkman II: The Return of Durant(1995)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Galaxis(1995)

    Makeup Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Hood(1995)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Demolitionist(1995)

    as Elevator Punk

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Citizen X(1995)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow(1993)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ticks(1993)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Skinner(1993)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Body Bags(1993)

    Makeup Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Man with Dog

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Doppelganger(1993)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence(1992)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Giggles(1992)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Nutt House(1992)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The People Under the Stairs(1991)

    Makeup Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Children of the Night(1991)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Til Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Makeup Effects Designer · Special Effects

  • Misery(1990)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Darkside: The Movie(1990)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III(1990)

    Makeup Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers(1989)

    Makeup Effects Designer · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Special Effects Supervisor · as Guy In Gas Station

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child(1989)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • House III: The Horror Show(1989)

    Special Effects · Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Intruder(1989)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Townie in Car

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • DeepStar Six(1989)

    Creature Effects Technical Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Shines(1988)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Creepshow 2(1987)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Evil Dead II(1987)

    Makeup Effects · as The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • From Beyond(1986)

    Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Creeps(1986)

    as Extra (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Invasion U.S.A.(1985)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Day of the Dead(1985)

    as Johnson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bannerman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Green Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Makeup Effects Designer

  • Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Makeup Effects Designer

  • The Slashin' of the Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 162 titles, 158 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex (2015)

$314 worldwide

Highest rated

Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex (2015)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 162: 14 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting8 of 162: 1 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting5 of 162: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing14 of 162: 9 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew134 of 162: 120 only other crew, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

162 titles, 18 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1980s12 · 5 acting · 10 crew1990s28 · 4 acting · 26 crew2000s52 · 11 acting · 45 crew2010s52 · 4 acting · 50 crew2020s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
8590

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 Primetime Emmys, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 15 major nominations, 2001–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special
  4. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special
  5. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special
  6. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
  7. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
  8. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
  2. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
  3. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Make Up/Hair
  4. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Greg Nicotero's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of the 124 of 125 with a score; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 136 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th30
  • Below 25th39

Shape of the crowd

55 of their 136 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned3
  • Crowd Pleaser52
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed55

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Guts & Glory (2025)

84th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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Is Greg Nicotero's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Greg Nicotero work with?

People who share at least 2 of Greg Nicotero's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael E. Satrazemis shares the most, 3.

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