Ryan Nicholson
{{Short description|Canadian special effects artist and filmmaker (1971–2019)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ryan Nicholson
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date text|1971}}
| birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2019|10|8|47}}
| death_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| awards = Gemini Award: Best Achievement in Makeup in Andromeda
| occupation = Special effects makeup artist, filmmaker
| spouse = Megan Nicholson (m.?-2019; his death)
| years active = 1995–2019
| website = {{URL|plotdigger.com}}
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Ryan Nicholson (1971 – October 8, 2019) was a Canadian special effects makeup artist and filmmaker.
Biography
Nicholson was born in 1971 in Victoria, British Columbia.{{cite news|url = https://www.pophorror.com/saying-goodbye-to-special-fx-indie-filmmaker-ryan-nicholson-1971-2019/|title = Saying Goodbye To Special FX/Indie Filmmaker Ryan Nicholson (1971-2019)|work = PopHorror|last = Taylor|first = Richard|accessdate = October 10, 2019}} He was a self-taught artist who ran special-effects shop Flesh & Fantasy for a number of years before he began directing and producing his own independent films through his production company Plotdigger Films.{{cite web| url=http://www.tourvic.com/insight/Resources/InSight_2.pdf| title=FILM INDUSTRY PROFILE — RYAN NICHOLSON — 23 QUESTIONS| publisher=Insight Magazine (Tourism Victoria) Issue 2, Summer 2005| accessdate=May 3, 2011| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323141551/http://www.tourvic.com/insight/Resources/InSight_2.pdf| archivedate=March 23, 2012}}
He was married to Megan Nicholson and had one son.{{cite news|url = https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/victoria-raised-makeup-effects-artist-ryan-nicholson-dies-at-47-1.23971946|title = Victoria-raised makeup-effects artist Ryan Nicholson dies at 47|work = Times Colonist|last = Devlin|first = Mike|date = October 9, 2019|accessdate = October 10, 2019}}
=Television=
Nicholson worked in the makeup department on many television shows including The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Stargate and Andromeda for which he was nominated for the Gemini Award three times for Best Achievement in Make-Up, with a win in 2002.
=Film=
Nicholson contributed to Scary Movie and Final Destination films, in addition to Elf, Blade: Trinity and The Chronicles of Riddick.{{IMDb name|0629913|Ryan Nicholson}}{{better source needed|date = October 2019}}
Nicholson also wrote, produced, and directed several films under the banner of his production company Plotdigger Films, including Torched, Gutterballs, Live Feed, Hanger, Nature[http://www.fangoria.com/new/barricade-director-timo-rose-gets-back-to-nature-with-bigfoot-series/ “BARRICADE” director Timo Rose gets back to “NATURE” with Bigfoot series] and others.[http://www.fangoria.com/home/indie-frights/3522-gutterballs-director-mounts-a-star-vehicle-1st-photos.html GUTTERBALLS director mounts a STAR VEHICLE]
=Death=
Nicholson died from brain cancer on October 8, 2019.
Filmography
| class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 0;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| Film ! colspan="5" | Functioned as ! rowspan="2" | Notes |
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| style="width:65px;"| Director
! style="width:65px;"| Writer ! style="width:65px;"| Producer ! style="width:65px;"| Actor ! Role |
| 2004
| Torched | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | | | Short |
| 2004
| Necrophagia: Nightmare Scenarios | {{yes}} | | | {{yes}} | Psychotic Boyfriend | |
| 2006
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | | | |
| 2008
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | BBK | |
| 2009
| La Petite Mort | | | | | | Presenter |
| 2009
| Hanger | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | The Bum | |
| 2010
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | | | |
| 2011
| Suffer | | {{yes}} | | | | Short |
| 2012
| Famine | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | The Nailer | |
| 2012
| | | {{yes}} | | | |
| 2012
| Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge | | | | {{yes}} | Man in Truck | |
| 2014
| Collar | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Bum Fighter 1 | |
| 2015
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | | Post-humous release via Unearthed Films |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0629913}}
- [http://www.plotdigger.com Plotdigger Films Inc. - The independent horror and grindhouse films of Ryan Nicholson]
- [http://www.starvehiclemovie.com Official web site for "Star Vehicle"]
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Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Category:Canadian make-up artists
Category:Canadian male screenwriters
Category:Film producers from British Columbia
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Canadian Screen Award winners
Category:Deaths from brain cancer in Canada
Category:Film directors from Victoria, British Columbia
Category:Canadian visual effects artists
Category:Writers from Victoria, British Columbia