Charlie Fry
I am a highly motivated, dedicated and organised person. To every job, I bring my commitment, enthusiasm and diligence. I love working as part of a team to create and deliver outstanding work.
Before training at the Iver Makeup Academy, I worked as a stage manager for the London Symphony Orchestra and as a production manager for the Royal Academy of Arts.
Work Experience
September 2025 – Present
Wigs, Hair and Makeup Technician (Casual) • Royal Ballet and Opera Shows worked on include The Sicilian Vespers and Magic Flute. Postiche and wig dressing and prepping hair and applying wigs for shows.
May – August 2025
Wigs, Hair and Makeup Assistant • Mrs Warren’s Profession, director Dominic Cooke staring Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter. Wigs, Hair and Makeup Supervisor Campbell Young, Wigs, Hair and Makeup Manager Lucy Horton. Maintaining, dressing and applying hair pieces for 10 Supernumeraries ranging from three quarter wigs to switches.
April 2025
Hair and Makeup Trainee (Daily) • A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2, Hair and Makeup designer Joe Darby. Daily trainee for crowd unit
Hair and Makeup Assistant • 100 Aker Wood, Deception Films, director Paul W Franklin. Assisting with hair and makeup for cast including prosthetics and logging continuity.
Key Hair and Makeup Artist • Akara Series 1, director Lara Pictet, Isabelle Bonfrer and Camillia Crous. Design hair and makeup looks for a series of three female cast members and maintained on set.
March 2025
Hair and Makeup Trainee (Daily) • 28 Years Later, Hair and Makeup designer Flora Moody. Daily trainee for pick up unit.
Hair and Makeup Trainee (Daily) • Mechanical Season 3, Hair and Makeup designer Louise Coles. Daily trainee for pick up and Dust units.
Hair Assistant (Daily) • I was Honey Boo Boo, Head of Hair Melanie Lindsey. Supporting Head of Department and assisting with crowd hair.
Hair and Makekup Artist • An Absent Mind, London Southbank University, director Daniel Davis. Hair and makeup for cast including an ageing makeup.
Hair and Makeup Artist • The Witness, London Film Academy, director Sebastian Dussin. Makeup and Hair for all cast including dirt.
Hair and Makeup Assistant • Reparations, Independent Film, director Chrystal Rose. Crowd Makeup and Hair including dirt and wounds.
February 2025
Hair and Makeup Artist/Designer • Jessica’s Next Top Underwear, London Film Academy Short Film, director Anoushka Metrani. Makeup and Hair for all cast including 70’s period hair and makeup.
Hair and Makeup Artist • Radio,Short Film, director Daniel Hunwick. Makeup and Hair for cast including SFX makeup.
Hair and Makeup Artist • Stay Hydrated, NFTS Short Film, director Štefánia Lovasová. Personal Makeup and Hair for lead actress including wig application.
January 2025
Makeup Artist • Sleeping Beauty, Argosy Players Pantomime, director Phil Gossan, make up for supporting cast.
Makeup Artist • Wild Men of the Woods, Short Film, director James Griffiths, make up for principal cast including SFX Shot in Black and White
December 2024
Hair and Makeup Artist • Mutt, Virtue Pictures Short Film, director Connor Difrancesco. Makeup and Hair for principal cast
Hair and Makeup Artist/Designer • A Dance Through Time, NFTS/Beauty Banks commercial, director Dhruv Bhatnagar.
November 2024
Hair and Makeup Artist Assistant • The Best Man, NFTS/Amazon Prime Short film, director Faith Alabi.
Hair and Makeup Artist • Private clients Day of the Dead makeup.
October 2024
Hair and Makeup Artist • Iver Makeup Academy Open day, 1920s woman’s hair and makeup for a photoshoot.
September 2024
Hair and Makeup Artist • Fashion shoot, Iver Makeup Academy
Shot 4 different fashion looks ranging from clean skin to a classic smokey eye.
August 2024
Makeup Artist • Shakepeare’s Globe, makeup demonstrations inspired by Shakespearien characters.
From 2019 to 2024, I worked in the management teams for multiple orchestras, handling administration, logistics, and stage management needs for tours, projects, and concerts. In 2022, I was the lead stage manager for the London Symphony Orchestra’s scene in the Netflix film Maestro.
Education
Iver Makeup Academy – Advanced Certificate for Makeup and Hair Artistry 2024
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama – BMus (Hons) 2:1 2015-2019
Years of Experience
- Make-Up Less than a year
- Hair Dressing 1 year
- SFX 1 year
- Prosthetics 1 year
- Barbering Less than a year
- Wig Dressing 1 year
- Knotting 1 year
- Airbrushing Less than a year
- Body Art 1 year
Other
- IT Skills Microsoft Office suite, including Word and Excel. Apple programs, including pages and numbers. Handle payroll and apply for Carnets Confident in using iPads, laptops and cameras
- Areas can work in Worldwide
- Driver License Yes, full UK license and own car
- References Elizabeth Tagg Wooster - Principal of Iver Makeup Academy, liz.tagg@iveracademy.co.uk Tamsin Barbosa - Vice Principal of Iver Makeup Academy, tamsinbarbosa@gmail.com
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