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Barrie Gower

Barrie Gower is a five-time Emmy-winning prosthetics designer.

Gower grew up in the north of England, where his father managed a cinema. As he became a teenager, he became heavily involved in art—mostly drawings and sculpture.

Still, in those early days, his mission felt like more “of a pipe dream.” With the support of his mom, Gower applied for art programmes, stumbling upon one promising option at the London College of Fashion. He didn't get into the university in the first year, as he didn't have any evidence of doing any hairstyling or makeup (although he had a portfolio). His mother enrolled him in a hairdressing course, and the following year he was accepted at LCF, where he “managed to meet quite a lot of industry professionals.” Barrie began his career in the film industry in 1996 after graduating from the London College of Fashion with a HND in Specialist Make-up. His first role was at the BBC Visual Effects Department on projects including ‘Red Dwarf’ and ‘Silent Witness’. The following year, Barrie was employed on his first major feature film, Steven Spielberg's 'Saving Private Ryan'. Barrie has since worked for industry-leading companies and individuals such as Weta Workshop and multi-award winner Rick Baker. Barrie contributed to the Academy Award-winning prosthetics for 'The Wolfman' (2011) and 'The Iron Lady' (2012).

After 10 years working in the Harry Potter film world and then freelancing on other large-scale projects, Gower decided to start his own company, BGFX, with his wife, Sarah, also a prosthetics designer. They’d met working on a film in Budapest. At that time, she was part of the CGI visual effects department. BGFX began as an at-home studio but quickly launched into the big leagues when it received its first major opportunity: designing prosthetics for season four of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Thrones was the beginning of a fruitful relationship with HBO, one that has seen the couple spearheading designs for many more of the network’s biggest hits, among them House of the Dragon and The Last of Us. For the former, the job primarily centred around the ageing and decay of Paddy Considine’s character, the doomed king Viserys Targaryen.

Simultaneously, BGFX was handling The Last of Us, which Gower is quick to describe as “the biggest thing we’ve ever done.” For that series, the company was tasked with designing and executing a whole world consumed by a fungus, plus the resulting zombie-like creatures that are born out of those spores. They didn’t have to start from scratch, however, relying on the catalogue of work created for the original 2013 video game by developer Naughty Dog.

Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Hannibal, a Origem do Mal
    Hannibal, a Origem do Mal2007
  • A Dama de Ferro
    A Dama de Ferro2011
  • Mandela: O Caminho para a Liberdade
    Mandela: O Caminho para a Liberdade2013
  • Alice no País das Maravilhas
    Alice no País das Maravilhas1999
  • A Magia dos Duendes
    A Magia dos Duendes2 episódios
  • Terra de Ninguém
    Terra de Ninguém2006
  • Poeira do Tempo
    Poeira do Tempo2001
  • Noble
    Noble2014

Conhecido Por

  • Game of Thrones
    Game of Thrones8 temporadas
  • A Casa do Dragão
    A Casa do Dragão4 temporadas
  • The Last of Us
    The Last of Us2 temporadas
  • Matilda: O Musical
    Matilda: O Musical2022
  • Chernobyl
    Chernobyl5 episódios
  • Rocketman: A Ascensão Meteórica de Uma Estrela
    Rocketman: A Ascensão Meteórica de Uma Estrela2019

Filmography

2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 · as Self - Makeup Effects Department Head
2023
Making of The Last of Us · as Self
2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch · as Self
1968
60 Minutes · as Self - Special Effects Artist (segment: Game Of Thrones)