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.
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
(Makeup Designer)
Assassin
(Hair Designer)
Mad to Be Normal
(Makeup Designer)
Eliminators
(Prosthetic Designer)
Don't Knock Twice
(Makeup Designer)
I Am Vengeance
(Makeup Designer)
Vendetta
(Makeup Designer)
Top Dog
(Makeup Designer)
Accident Man
(Prosthetic Designer)
Accident Man
(Hair Designer)
Magic Mike's Last Dance
(Makeup Designer)
Magic Mike's Last Dance
(Hair Designer)
Hurricane
(Makeup Designer)
Hurricane
(Hair Designer)
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
(Makeup Designer)
Fisherman's Friends: One and All
(Hair Designer)
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
(Makeup & Hair)
Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II
(Prosthetic Designer)
Waiting for Anya
(Makeup Designer)
Age Of Kill
(Makeup Designer)
Assassin
(Makeup Designer)
Captain Webb
(Makeup Artist)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
(Hairstylist)
Eliminators
(Makeup Designer)
Eliminators
(Hair Designer)
The Ballad of Wallis Island
(Makeup Designer)
The Ballad of Wallis Island
(Hair Designer)
The Ballad of Wallis Island
(Prosthetic Designer)
Deep Cover
(Makeup Designer)
Deep Cover
(Hair Designer)
Deep Cover
(Prosthetic Designer)
Black Bag
(Makeup Designer)
Black Bag
(Hair Designer)
Doctor Jekyll
(Makeup Designer)
Tall Dark and Handsome
(Hair Designer)
Tall Dark and Handsome
(Makeup Designer)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Hair Designer)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Makeup Designer)
End of Term
(Hair Designer)
End of Term
(Makeup Designer)
End of Term
(Prosthetic Designer)
The Laureate
(Hair Designer)
The Laureate
(Makeup Designer)
Passage of My Youth
(Hair Designer)
Passage of My Youth
(Makeup Designer)
Waiting for Anya
(Hair Designer)
The Christophers
(Hair Designer)
The Christophers
(Makeup Designer)
Black Mirror
(Makeup Artist)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
(Hair Designer)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
(Makeup Designer)
Avoidance
(Hair Designer)
Avoidance
(Makeup Designer)
Avoidance
(Prosthetic Designer)
The Enfield Poltergeist
(Prosthetic Designer)
Live at the Moth Club
(Makeup Designer)
The Rising
(Makeup Department Head)
Bloods
(Hair Designer)
Bloods
(Makeup Designer)
Mandy
(Makeup Designer)
After Life
(Hair Designer)
After Life
(Makeup Designer)
The Letter for the King
(Hair Designer)
The Letter for the King
(Makeup Designer)
VisionQuest
(Hair Designer)
VisionQuest
(Makeup Designer)
Down Cemetery Road
(Hair Designer)
Down Cemetery Road
(Makeup Designer)
VisionQuest
(Prosthetic Designer)