David Atherton

Biography

Career Overview

David Atherton has 43 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently MCU with 1 titles. Signature works include Captain America: Brave New World, Moon Knight, Dances with Wolves. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Costume & Make-Up

Gender

Known Credits

43

Known For

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  Captain America: Brave New World
• 

  Moon Knight
• 

  Dances with Wolves
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  Face/Off
• 

  Tombstone
• 

  Exit Wounds

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• MCU (1 titles)
• Universal Soldier (1 titles)
• The Dukes of Hazzard (Reboot) Collection (1 titles)
• The Foreigner Collection (1 titles)
• Face/Off (1 titles)
• Wyatt Earp Films (1 titles)
• Tombstone Films (1 titles)
• Dances with Wolves Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Kirk Baltz (2 collaborations)
• Anthony Mackie (1 collaborations)
• Harrison Ford (1 collaborations)
• Danny Ramirez (1 collaborations)
• Shira Haas (1 collaborations)
• Tim Blake Nelson (1 collaborations)
• Carl Lumbly (1 collaborations)
• Giancarlo Esposito (1 collaborations)
• Liv Tyler (1 collaborations)
• Xosha Roquemore (1 collaborations)

Credits

• costume & make-up (39 credits)

  • Blue Moon

    makeup & hair

    costume & make-up
    2025
  • Bang Bang

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2025
  • Captain America: Brave New World

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2025
  • Moon Knight

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up

    - Gods and Monsters (2022) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - Asylum (2022) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - The Tomb (2022) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - The Friendly Type (2022) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - Summon the Suit (2022) ... makeup artist costume & make-up
    2022
  • Old Henry

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2021
  • Just Mercy

    special effects makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2019
  • Adopt a Highway

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2019
  • Manhunt

    - USA vs. Theodore J. Kaczynski (2017) ... makeup department head costume & make-up

    - Lincoln (2017) ... makeup department head costume & make-up

    - Ted (2017) ... makeup department head costume & make-up

    - Abri (2017) ... makeup department head costume & make-up

    - Publish or Perish (2017) ... makeup department head costume & make-up
    2017
  • The Homesman

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2014
  • As I Lay Dying

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2013
  • Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2012
  • Double Identity

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2009
  • The Thaw

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2009
  • Streets of Blood

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2009
  • Against the Dark

    hairstylist

    costume & make-up
    2009
  • Conspiracy

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2008
  • Paranoid Park

    special effects makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2007
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2007
  • The New World

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2005
  • Ladder 49

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2004
  • The Foreigner

    hairstylist

    costume & make-up
    2003
  • Holes

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2003
  • A Man Apart

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2003
  • Ticker

    makeup & hair

    costume & make-up
    2001
  • Exit Wounds

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2001
  • Sweet November

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2001
  • The Patriot

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1998
  • Eye of God

    prosthetic makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1997
  • Face/Off

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    1997
  • Touch

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1997
  • Siringo

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    1995
  • Deep Red

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1994
  • Silent Tongue

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1994
  • Iron Will

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1994
  • Tombstone

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    1993
  • Thunderheart

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1992
  • Dances with Wolves

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1990
  • Demon Wind

    special effects key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1990
  • Maniac Cop

    special effects makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1988

• actors (1 credits)

  • Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013

• production (1 credits)

  • Conspiracy

    associate producer

    production
    2008

• sound (1 credits)

  • Grinning Evil Death

    music

    sound
    1990

• crew (1 credits)

  • After Midnight

    makeup effects

    crew
    1989