Kelsey James Makeup & Hair Supervisor

Kelsey is an experienced Hair and Make‑Up Supervisor/Artist working across major HETV and Film productions, with bases in London, Cardiff and the South West. With 17 years as a qualified hairdresser and barber and 11 years in screen work, they are a solid all‑rounder with a strong foundation in both contemporary and period hair, wig work, textured hair and character‑driven make‑up.

They are confident working across all hair types and skin tones, including Afro and textured hair and are experienced in wig application and dressing, facial hair work and both contemporary and period styling.

Kelsey is highly experienced in continuity, script and character breakdowns, budget management, schedule planning and departmental organisation. Known for being hardworking, organised and detail‑driven, they aim to bring a calm, reliable presence to every set and would be a valuable asset to any make-up team.

TV

A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER 
Series 3
Makeup Supervisor 
Moonage Pictures for BBC | Directed by Jill Robertson
Produced by Florence Walker, Sophie Klein & Sophie MacClancy
Featuring Emma Myers
BOARDERS
Series 3
Crowd Hair & Makeup Artist
Studio Lambert for BBC | Directed by Joelle May David, Satya Bhabha & Yero Timi-Biu
Produced by Alison MacPhail
GRANTCHESTER 
Series 10

Makeup Supervisor
Banijay Rights for Wavevend Communications | Directed by Al Weaver & B Welby
Produced by Jyoti Fernandes
DOPE GIRLS Makeup Supervisor
Bad Wolf for BBC / Hulu | Directed by Miranda Bowen & Shannon Murphy 
Produced by Stephen Haren & Ado Yoshizaki Cussoto
Featuring Julianne Nicholson
THE AGENCY Crowd Hair & Makeup Artist
MTV Entertainment Studios | Directed by Grant Heslov
Produced by Simone Goodridge, Nikolai Mihailishin & Madis Tüür
INDUSTRY
Series 2
Makeup Supervisor 
Bad Wolf for BBC / HBO | Directed by Birgitte Stærmose, Isabella Eklöf & Caleb Femi
Produced by Edoardo Ferretti
BLACK CAKE
Crowd Hair & Makeup Artist
Harpo Films for Hulu / Disney + | Directed by Natalia Leite
Produced by Marshall Boone, Matthew Conner & Nick Goding

CHAMPION Makeup Crowd Supervisor 
Balloon Entertainment for BBC / Netflix | Directed by John Ogunmuyiwa, Christiana Ebohon-Green, Adeyemi Michael & Caleb Femi
Produced by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor 
THE WITCHER
Series 3 
Hair & Makeup Artist
Hivemind for Netflix | Directed by Stephen Surjik
Produced by Sasha Harris
HIS DARK MATERIALS
Series 2 & 3
Makeup Artist
Bad Wolf for BBC / Warner Bros / HBO | Directed by Jamie Childs & Leanne Welham 
WILLOW Makeup Artist
Imagine Entertainment for Disney+ | Directed by Stephen Woolfenden 
Produced by Julia Cooperman, Hameed Shaukat & Max Taylor
THE OTHER HALF
Pilot
Makeup Artist
UKTV for Dave | Directed by Akaash Meeda
Produced by Kenny Tanner
BECOMING ELIZABETH
Assistant Makeup Artist
The Forge for Starz | Directed by Justin Chadwick, Udayan Prasad & Catherine Morshead
Produced by Lisa Osborne
THE UNDECLARED WAR
Series 1 
Crowd Hair & Makeup
Playground Entertainment for Channel 4 | Directed by Peter Kominsky
Produced by Robert Jones 
Featuring Simon Pegg
A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
Series 2 
Makeup Artist
Bad Wolf for Max | Directed by Farren Blackburn 
Produced by Edoardo Ferretti
Featuring Teresa Palmer
THE SPANISH PRINCESS
Series 2
Assistant Crowd Daily
All3 Media for Starz | Directed by Lisa Clarke, Chanya Button & Rebecca Gatward
Produced by Pat Tookey-Dickson 

Feature Films

WORDS OF WAR Key Makeup Artist
Good Films Collective for Signature Entertainment | Directed by James Strong 
Produced by Paul Brennan, Kia Jam, Mark Maxey & Miriam Segal 
Featuring Maxine Peake & Jason Isaacs
SEIZE THEM! Hair & Makeup Artist
DJ Films for Entertainment Film Distributors | Directed by Curtis Vowell
Produced by Damian Jones & Matthew James Wilkinson
Featuring Aimee Lou Wood

Short Films

GAL PAL Hair & Makeup Designer
Vimeo | Directed by Jordan Wallace
Written by Sophie Hardcastle
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