Shaun Smith is an American special make-up effects supervisor and prop creator from Rockford, Illinois. His work portfolio includes major theatrical releases such as 300, Face/Off, Conan the Barbarian, I Am Legend, The Monkey King 3, Dawn of the Dead, Starship Troopers, and '.
Smith has created prosthetic makeup and special effects for films including Exeter, The Monkey King (for which he spent nine months on set in China training over 100 crew members). He also worked as creature designer for the film Conan the Barbarian and as creature supervisor in addition to his makeup work in 300.
Smith's work in 300 was nominated for Best Makeup at the 34th annual Saturn Awards, as well as recognized at the 80th Academy Awards "bakeoff". His work in Conan the Barbarian was also nominated in the 38th Saturn Awards.