Peter Swords King
Biography
Peter King (born 1955), also known as Peter Swords King, is a British Oscar-winning makeup artist who won the 2003 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He shared the award with filmmaker Richard Taylor. He was nominated again at the 2012 Academy Awards for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Besides bringing movie characters to life by way of make-up and hairstyling, King, for the 13 dwarves in the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, had to work …
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Hair Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Hair Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Makeup Designer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hair Designer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Hair Designer
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Hair Designer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Hair Designer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Hair Designer
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Filmography
Acting (2)
Crew (56)
Movies (56)
Supergirl
2026 UpcomingHair Designer
Jun 24
Supergirl
2026 UpcomingMakeup Designer
Jun 24
Superman
2025Hair Designer
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020Hair Designer
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020Makeup Designer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017Hair Designer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017Makeup Designer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017Hair Designer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017Makeup Designer
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016Hair Designer
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014Hair Designer
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014Makeup Designer
Into the Woods
2014Hair Designer
Into the Woods
2014Makeup Designer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013Hair Designer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013Makeup Designer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012Hair Designer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012Makeup Designer
Love & Other Drugs
2010Makeup Artist
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010Hair Designer
Nine
2009Makeup & Hair
The Golden Compass
2007Hair Designer
The Golden Compass
2007Makeup Designer
I'm Not There
2007Hair Designer
I'm Not There
2007Makeup Designer
Youth Without Youth
2007Makeup & Hair
King Kong
2005Hair Designer
King Kong
2005Makeup Designer
Nanny McPhee
2005Makeup Artist
Beyond the Sea
2004Hair Designer
Beyond the Sea
2004Makeup Designer
Thunderbirds
2004Makeup Artist
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003Hair Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003Makeup Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002Makeup Designer
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002Makeup & Hair
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Hair Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Makeup Designer
Quills
2000Hair Designer
Quills
2000Makeup Designer
An Ideal Husband
1999Makeup Designer
The Avengers
1998Makeup Artist
Velvet Goldmine
1998Hair Designer
Velvet Goldmine
1998Makeup Designer
Little Voice
1998Hairstylist
Little Voice
1998Makeup Artist
Talk of Angels
1998Hair Designer
Talk of Angels
1998Makeup Designer
FairyTale: A True Story
1997Hairstylist
FairyTale: A True Story
1997Makeup Artist
The Tango Lesson
1997Wigmaker
The Portrait of a Lady
1996Makeup Artist
Innocent Lies
1995Makeup Artist
Princess Caraboo
1994Makeup Supervisor
The Draughtsman's Contract
1982Hairstylist
The Draughtsman's Contract
1982Wig Designer
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