Michael Harvey is currently the makeup department head for Law and Order SVU and has been with the show since 2011. He oversees the look of the show's characters; and designs and executes all of the special makeup effects. He manages a pretty robust makeup team from the Local 798, as well as, the application and managing the makeup needs for principal talents on Law and Order SVU: Ice T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, and Jamie Gray Hyder to name a few.
Michael's work can range from a stellar beauty look, mens grooming, to a gruesome bloody dead corpse all in the same scene.
His work has been featured in:
Isn't It
Romantic (2019)
The Tick (2017)
Blood runners (2017)
Sneaky Pete (2017)
Marvel projects and Men In Black3 (2012)
His career in makeup started back in 1996 in Florida, where he assisted the department head on a television show with special effects makeup applications. From there. he found himself in the New York City/philadelphia area at a time, with little to no work in his craft as a special effects makeup artist,
He had to expand his scope of artistry to beauty makeup, as well His knowledge of both beauty makeup and special effects made him a more valuable resource to many productions With a new skill set, he found work in the feature film industry in NYC area quite quickly. Bouncing from one feature film to another, and finally landing a full-time position at Law and Order SVU.
MAKEUP
ALL FILM & TV
ALL SPX
TATTOO COVER UP
TATTOO MAKING & APPLICATION
3D TRANSFERS
MINOR AGING
CUTS/ BRUISES / SCRAPS
FACE & BODY CASTING
SET PROTOCOL
