James MacKinnon

James Robert MacKinnon is an Emmy Award-winning makeup artist who served as makeup department head on , , and .
Early in his career, MacKinnon worked as a prosthetic makeup and special makeup effects artist on , (both uncredited and ranking amongst his earliest known professional work as industry novice), , and the (credited this time), under the auspices of department head and mentor Michael Westmore. He was also a special effects makeup artist on , albeit again uncredited.
He and fellow Discovery and Short Treks makeup department head Glenn Hetrick had both been mentored by Westmore.
MacKinnon shared a 1997 Emmy Award nomination for his work on the Deep Space Nine episode , along with the other members of DS9's makeup staff, which was followed by additional ones in 2018 and 2019 for Discovery episodes, the latter won. MacKinnon secured his second Emmy Award in 2020 for his work on the first season of .
MacKinnon also appeared in cameo roles in one episode of Discovery and two episodes of Picard.
==Career==
Following his Deep Space Nine Emmy Award nominations, MacKinnon did win an Emmy Award as makeup department head of the FX series Nip/Tuck}} and was nominated again as key makeup artist on the CBS series CSI: NY.
In addition to his Emmy Awards and nominations, MacKinnon has won two awards from the Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for his work on NBC's Providence and another Guild Award for his work on . He received two additional nominations from the Guild for Providence as well as a nomination for his makeup effects work in the 1998 film Goodbye Lover.
MacKinnon has worked on two projects for J.J. Abrams, the producer and director of 2009's Star Trek. He was a makeup artist on Abrams' during its third season and was later the head of the makeup department on the HBO pilot, Anatomy of Hope, which Abrams executive produced and directed.
Other television series on which MacKinnon has worked include (for which he was the head of the makeup department), (as a prosthetic makeup artist during the first season), (also as a prosthetic makeup artist), (as a key makeup artist for doubles during the fifth season), and (as key special makeup effects artist for six out of the show's seven seasons). In addition, he was a key makeup effects artist on the pilot episode of UPN's , executive produced by Jonathan Frakes and starring William Sadler. He was also a make-up artist on the first season of (2009).
His feature film makeup credits include (1997, featuring Louise Fletcher, Matt Frewer, Frank Novak, Terry O'Quinn, Raphael Sbarge, and Heidi Swedberg), (1998, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, featuring Matt Winston and working with Thomas E. Surprenant), and (1999, starring Robin Williams, featuring Stephen Root and working with Greg Cannom, Joel Harlow, Mike Smithson, Keith VanderLaan, and Brad Wilder). He also worked with makeup artist Ve Neill on (1997, featuring John Glover) before being supervised by Neill on (1999, featuring Ann Cusack, Thomas Kopache, and cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball). MacKinnon later worked as a makeup artist on (2001), executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Discovery medical officer 5.jpg|Discovery medical technician(uncredited)
File:Artifact Borg drone 1.jpg|Borg drone(uncredited)
File:Titan-A operations lieutenant.png|Starfleet officer
==Star Trek awards==
MacKinnon's work on Star Trek netted him the following awards and nominations,
===Emmy Awards===
MacKinnon received the following Emmy Award nominations and win in the various make up categories,
* nomination for , shared with Allan Apone, Belinda Bryant, Ellis Burman, Mark Bussan, Camille Calvet, Lisa Collins, Karen Iverson, Dean Jones, Brad Look, Michael Westmore, John Maldonado, Mary Kay Morse, David Quaschnick, Perri Sorel, Steve Weber, and Karen J. Westerfield.
* nomination for , shared with Neville Page, Hugo Villasenor, Rocky Faulkner, Chris Bridges, Shane Zander, Glenn Hetrick and .
* win for , shared with Neville Page, Hugo Villasenor, Rocky Faulkner, Chris Bridges, Nicola Bendrey, Glenn Hetrick and Michael O'Brien.
* win for , shared with Vincent Van Dyke, Richard Redlefsen, Alexei Dmitriew, Neville Page and Michael Ornelaz
* nomination for , shared with Vincent Van Dyke, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Hugo Villasenor, Bianca Appice, Neville Page, Toryn Reed, and Ralis Kahn
===Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards===
MacKinnon received the following Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award nominations in the "Best Special Makeup Effects – Television Series, Limited Series or Miniseries, or New Media Series" category.
* nomination fro DIS Season 2, shared with Glenn Hetrick, and Rocky Faulkner.
* nomination for PIC Season 1, shared with Richard Redlefsen, Alexei Dmitriew, and Vincent Van Dyke.
== External links ==
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