Mike Smithson Michael Scott " Mike " Smithson is an Emmy Award - winning , Academy Award - nominated makeup artist who worked in the makeup department of and , although he did not receive on - screen credit for his work on these shows . He also appeared as a Klingon helmsman in , but received no screen credit for this , either . In he worked on J . J . Abrams ' as a make - up artist and provided the Romulan make - up for Lucia Rijker . On the TNG episode " Genesis " , Smithson worked on Dwight Schultz ' s spider makeup . In 1994 , Smithson received two Emmy Award nominations in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series for his work on " Star Trek " for " The Next Generation " episode , shared with Michael Westmore , June Westmore , Gilbert A . Mosko , Debbie Zoller , Tina Hoffman , David Quashnick , Hank Edds , Kevin Haney , and Michael Key and for the " Deep Space Nine " episode , shared with Michael Westmore , Camille Calvet , Karen Westerfield , Dean Gates , Dean Jones , Tina Hoffman , David Quashnick , Hank Edds , Michael Key , and Gilbert A . Mosko . Ten years later , Smithson won his third Emmy nomination for makeup work on an episode of " Gilmore Girls " . Smithson also shared an Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Makeup for the 1999 comedy " Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me " , on which he was one of the makeup designers . Other awards and nominations include a CableACE Award nomination in 1996 for the science fiction film " The Utilizer " , two Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award nominations for " Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me " ( 2000 ) and " Dr . Seuss ' The Cat in the Hat " ( 2004 , shared with Jamie Kelman ) , and a Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award in 2004 for his work on " Gilmore Girls " , shared with Debbie Zoller . Smithson ' s other makeup credits include the films " Tank Girl " ( 1995 , starring Lori Petty and Malcolm McDowell ) , " Alien : Resurrection " ( 1997 , starring Ron Perlman , Brad Dourif , and Leland Orser ; Smithson was also a sculptor on this film ) , " Battlefield Earth " ( 2000 , on which he was John Travolta ' s makeup artist ) , " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " ( 2000 ) , " Planet of the Apes " ( 2001 , featuring Erick Avari , Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa , and David Warner ) , " Men in Black II " ( 2002 ) , " The Cat in the Hat " ( 2003 ) , " Big Fish " ( 2003 ) , " Spider - Man 2 " ( 2004 ) , and " Norbit " ( 2007 ) , and the television series " ER " , " The Andy Dick Show " , and " Six Feet Under " . He also did effects work for films such as " Predator " ( 1987 ) , " Ghostbusters II " ( 1989 ) , " Ghost " ( 1990 ) , " The Lost World : Jurassic Park " ( 1997 ) , and " Spy Kids " ( 2001 ) . In 2010 Smithson and John Rosengrant received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Make - Up for their work on the science fiction sequel " Terminator : Salvation " and the same year the two also received a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Make - Up on the science fiction blockbuster " Avatar " . More recently , Smithson worked as makeup artist and special makeup effects artist on the comic adaptation " Thor " ( 2011 , starring Chris Hemsworth and with Janice Alexander , Terry Baliel , Phillip Boutte , Jr . , Roxy D ' Alonzo , Edouard F . Henriques , Teressa Hill , Brad Look , James MacKinnon , Jill Rockow , Jay Wejebe , and Michael F . Blake ) , the fantasy sequel " Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides " ( 2011 ) , the television series " True Blood " ( 2011 , with Todd Masters and Ken Niederbaumer ) , the action remake " 21 Jump Street " ( 2012 , with Francisco X . Pérez ) , the science fiction sequel " Men in Black 3 " ( 2012 ) , the drama " Lincoln " ( 2012 , with Belinda Bryant , Dean Jones , Brad Look , and Lygia Orta ) , and the action film " The Lone Ranger " ( 2013 , with Gloria Pasqua Casny and Joel Harlow ) .