Ken Diaz

Biography

Kenneth Diaz is an American makeup artist nominated for 3 Academy Awards for makeup. He also won an Emmy for the makeup in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has done over 80 films and TV shows, including The Passion of the Christ and The Pirates of the Caribbean. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Diar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Ken Diaz has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1981. Their work spans 16 cinematic universes — most prominently The Mask of Zorro with 2 titles. Signature works include The Odyssey, Sinners, Black Widow. 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

male

Known Credits

45

Known For

• 

  The Odyssey
• 

  Sinners
• 

  Black Widow
• 

  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• 

  Heat
• 

  Ford v Ferrari

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 16 universes

• The Mask of Zorro (2 titles)
• Zorro Collection (2 titles)
• MCU (1 titles)
• Bird Box (1 titles)
• Pirates of the Caribbean (1 titles)
• Training Day Series (1 titles)
• Anaconda (1 titles)
• Heat (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Matt Damon (2 collaborations)
• Jon Bernthal (2 collaborations)
• Michelle Lee (2 collaborations)
• Tom Holland (1 collaborations)
• Zendaya (1 collaborations)
• Anne Hathaway (1 collaborations)
• Lupita Nyong'o (1 collaborations)
• Charlize Theron (1 collaborations)
• Robert Pattinson (1 collaborations)
• Benny Safdie (1 collaborations)

Credits

• costume & make-up (42 credits)

  • Whitney Springs

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2026
  • The Odyssey

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2026
  • Sinners

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2025
  • Don't Look Up

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2021
  • Black Widow

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2021
  • Ford v Ferrari

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2019
  • Honey Boy

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2019
  • Bird Box

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2018
  • Widows

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2018
  • Shot Caller

    tattoo designer

    costume & make-up
    2017
  • First They Killed My Father

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2017
  • Westworld

    - Les Écorchés (2018) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - Phase Space (2018) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - Akane No Mai (2018) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - The Riddle of the Sphinx (2018) ... makeup artist costume & make-up

    - Virtù e Fortuna (2018) ... makeup artist costume & make-up
    2016
  • The Longest Ride

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2015
  • Out of the Furnace

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2013
  • Lawless

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2012
  • Stay Cool

    tattoo designer

    costume & make-up
    2011
  • Seven Days in Utopia

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2011
  • Passion Play

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2011
  • The Men Who Stare at Goats

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2009
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    tattoo designer

    costume & make-up
    2007
  • The Legend of Zorro

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2005
  • Chasing Papi

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    2003
  • The Salton Sea

    tattoo designer

    costume & make-up
    2002
  • Training Day

    key makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2001
  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    prosthetic makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2000
  • Erin Brockovich

    tattoo designer

    costume & make-up
    2000
  • The Mask of Zorro

    makeup designer

    costume & make-up
    1998
  • U Turn

    makeup designer

    costume & make-up
    1997
  • Anaconda

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1997
  • Bullet

    prosthetic designer

    costume & make-up
    1996
  • Heat

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1995
  • Casino

    special effects makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1995
  • My Family

    makeup designer

    costume & make-up
    1995
  • Alien Nation: Dark Horizon

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1994
  • Almost an Angel

    makeup department head

    costume & make-up
    1990
  • Dad

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1989
  • Johnny Handsome

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1989
  • Midnight Crossing

    makeup supervisor

    costume & make-up
    1988
  • Spaceballs

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1987
  • Fright Night

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1985
  • Roar

    makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1981
  • My Bloody Valentine

    special effects makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    1981

• actors (1 credits)

  • The Thing Expanded

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026

• crew (2 credits)

  • Red Dragon

    tattooist

    crew
    2002
  • The Thing

    makeup effects

    crew
    1982