Dave Elsey (born 9 February 1967) is an English make-up artist known for special make-up effects, creature effects and animatronics in films such as ', Ghost Rider, ', Hellraiser, Alien 3, and Indiana Jones . He was born on February 2, 1967, in London, England to Marie and Derek Elsey.
From 1999 to 2011, Elsey lived in Sydney, Australia with his wife Lou while working on the TV science fiction series Farscape.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Elsey, a huge Star Wars fan as a child, worked on the ' movie in 2005. The work resulted in an Oscar nomination for the creature effects / make-up effects department: a first for that department on a Star Wars film.
In 2010, Elsey and Rick Baker collaborated on The Wolfman winning an Academy Award.