David White

Biography

David White is a British makeup artist.  He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category, in 2015 for Guardians of the Galaxy, in 2020 for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and in 2025 for his work on Robert Eggers' version of Nosferatu, where he realised the newest version of Count Orlock with his special effects makeup design. David is the owner of the company Altered States FX. Description above from the Wikipedia article David White (make-up), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ☆Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2025 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2020 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2015 · nominated