Frances Hounsom
Frances Hounsom is a British makeup and hair designer. She studied fine art at Central Saint Martins before specialising in makeup and hair design at the London College of Fashion. Early in her career, she worked in supporting roles—assisting more established artists, observing their methods, and gradually building her own opportunities through persistence and networking. Over time, she expanded her skills to include wig-making, prosthetic application, tattoo work, and elaborate hairstyling techniques like braiding, extensions, and facial hair design.
Hounsom has contributed to both film and television projects worldwide. Some of credits include Magic Mike’s Last Dance (2023), The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024), and Black Bag (2025), among others. She is also credited on the Netflix series The Letter for the King (2020), where she was responsible for hair, makeup, and prosthetics design.
In 2021, Frances Hounsom won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Drama or Daytime Fiction Program for her work on The Letter for the King (2020).
She is represented by United Talent Agency (UTA) and is based in the UK and New York.
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Films (29)
Sacrificio: Los elegidos
2026 · Makeup Artist
The Christophers
2026 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Infiltration en profondeur
2025 · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer, Prosthetic Designer
La balada de la isla
2025 · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer, Prosthetic Designer
The Insider
2025 · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Sonic 3, le film
2024 · Hairstylist
Doctor Jekyll
2023 · Makeup Designer
The Laureate
2023 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Magic Mike : Dernière Danse
2023 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Tall Dark and Handsome
2023 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2022 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
2022 · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
End of Term
2021 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Prosthetic Designer
Passage of My Youth
2021 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Anya
2020 · Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Hurricane - Bataille d'Angleterre
2018 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
I Am Vengeance
2018 · Makeup Designer
Profession Tueur
2018 · Hair Designer, Prosthetic Designer
Mad to Be Normal
2017 · Makeup Designer
Baba Yaga
2017 · Makeup Designer
Eliminadores
2016 · Prosthetic Designer, Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
2015 · Makeup Designer, Makeup & Hair, Prosthetic Designer
Captain Webb
2015 · Makeup Artist
Age Of Kill
2015 · Makeup Designer
Assassin
2015 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Top Dog
2014 · Makeup Designer
Vendetta
2013 · Makeup Designer
Piggy
2012 · Office Receptionist
Untamed
· Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Séries (12)
VisionQuest
2026 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Prosthetic Designer
Down Cemetery Road : le chemin de la vérité
2025 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Le Tatoueur d'Auschwitz
2024 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Le Poltergeist d’Enfield
2023 · Prosthetic Designer
Live at the Moth Club
2022 · Makeup Designer
Avoidance
2022 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Prosthetic Designer
The Rising
2022 · Makeup Department Head
Bloods
2021 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Mandy
2020 · Makeup Designer
L'Écuyer du Roi
2020 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
After Life: Más allá de mi mujer
2019 · Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Black Mirror
2011 · Makeup Artist