Rich Knight's journey in the Special Effects Industry began in 1993, inspired by iconic films such as Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, and classic Universal horror movies like Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and The Mummy. After graduating from the Institute of Studio Makeup, Ltd. in Hollywood, he started his career, which would span over a decade.
Knight's impressive resume includes working on popular TV shows like Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Power Rangers in Space, and The X-Files. He also collaborated with the award-winning KN Effects group on MTV's Super Adventure Team. Rich was part of Michael Burnett's crew for Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights II, III, and IV, which won "Best Haunt" by Makeup Artist Magazine.
Additionally, he worked with Tony Gardner's Alterian FX on the Daft Punk music video "Robot Rock" and was the key special effects makeup artist for the film Fear Runs Silent, starring Stacy Keach, Billy Dee Williams, and Dan Lauria. His work with aliens and creatures has been featured on shows like Strange Universe and E! News Daily.
Since his appearance as Salisbury in William Winckler's Frankenstein Vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, Rich has continued to work as a professional special effects makeup artist and character actor. He is currently working on the upcoming feature films Night Walker and Killer Sound, both of which he is acting in and creating special effects makeup for.
Knight is currently employed by Academy Award-winning makeup artist Matthew Mungle at his North Hollywood-based makeup effects lab, W.M. Creations. Fans can look forward to his work on Robert Zemeckis' epic Beowulf, starring Anthony Hopkins, John Malcovich, Crispin Glover, Robin Wright-Penn, and Angelina Jolie, as well as other films such as The Omen 666, X-Men 3, Seraphim Falls, The Flock, Poseidon, and hit TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Alias, Medium, and Night Stalker.
