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.

KNOWN FOR

The Walking Dead
2010
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
The Walking Dead: Dead City
2023
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
2023
Django Unchained
2012
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
Inglourious Basterds
2009
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Talking Dead
2014
Creepshow
2019
Cape Fear
2026
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
97
Directing
9
Writing
6
Producing
16
Camera
2
Editing
1
Costume & Make-Up
86
Visual Effects
8
Crew
55
2026
The Thing Expanded
as Self
2026
Robot Dracula
as Greg
2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
2025
Guts & Glory
as Self - Host
2024
Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell
as Self
2023
King on Screen
as Self
2023
Attack of the Doc!
as Self
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
as Self
2021
Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest
2021
The Last Drive-in: The Walking Dead
as Self
2021
The Walking Dead
as Agatha’s Walker (uncredited)
2021
The Walking Dead
as Dream Whisperer (uncredited)
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
as Himself
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
2019
In Search of Darkness
as Self
2019
Captive State
as Hunter Puppeteer
2018
Talking Dead
2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
as Self
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2017
Ride with Norman Reedus
as Self
2016
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
as Self
2016
Long Live the King
as himself
2016
Geeking Out
as Self
2015
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
as Self
2015
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
as Self
2015
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
2015
Fanarchy
as Self
2015
Talking Dead
as Executive Producer
2014
Doc of the Dead
as Self
2014
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
as Himself
2014
Talking Dead
as Self
2013
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
as Self
2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Self
2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2012
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as Self
2011
Nightmare Factory
as Self
2011
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
as Self
2011
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
as Self
2011
Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween
as Self
2010
Piranha 3D
as Boat Captain
2010
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as Self
2010
The Making of The Walking Dead
as Self
2010
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
2010
The Splat Pack
as Self
2010
The Walking Dead
as Walker (uncredited)
2009
The Shark Is Still Working
as Self
2009
Monsterland
as Self
2009
Inglourious Basterds
as Gestapo Major (uncredited)
2009
Creating the Deadites
as Self
2008
Zombiemania
as Himself - Makeup Artist
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
2008
Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust
as Makeup Effects Guy #3
2008
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as Self
2008
Mirrors
as Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)
2008
The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
as Self
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'
as Self
2008
The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
as Himself
2007
Bloodsucking Cinema
as Self
2007
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
as Self
2007
Diary of the Dead
as Zombie Surgeon
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Self
2007
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
2006
The Hills Have Eyes
as Cyst
2006
Cemetery Gates
as Stoner Dude Michael
2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
2006
Working with a Master: John Carpenter
as Self
2006
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
as Self
2005
Becoming a Werewolf
as Greg Nicotero
2005
Land of the Dead
as Bridgekeeper Zombie
2005
Cursed
as Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)
2005
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
as Self
2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as Self
2004
Comic Book: The Movie
as Greg Nicotero
2004
The Osbournes
as Self
2003
The Many Days of Day of the Dead
as Self
2003
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
as Self
2002
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self - KNB Effects
2001
Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2000
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
as Self
1999
House on Haunted Hill
as Rollercoaster Technician (uncredited)
1999
The Men Behind the Army
as Self
1998
Full Tilt Boogie
as Self
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Sex Machine's Buddy
1995
The Demolitionist
as Elevator Punk
1993
Body Bags
as Man with Dog
1989
Gorgon Video Magazine
as Self
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Guy In Gas Station
1989
Intruder
as Townie in Car
1987
Evil Dead II
as The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
1986
Night of the Creeps
as Extra (uncredited)
1986
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
as Himself
1985
Day of the Dead
as Johnson
La Noche de Romero
as Himself
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
as Self