Frances Hounsom

Known for Costume & Make-Up

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Black Mirror

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

After Life

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Mandy

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Live at the Moth Club

Down Cemetery Road

The Christophers

Deep Cover

The Letter for the King

The Enfield Poltergeist

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

The Rising

Magic Mike's Last Dance

Tall Dark and Handsome

Black Bag

Eliminators

Waiting for Anya

Accident Man

Bloods

Hurricane

Mad to Be Normal

Vendetta

Avoidance

Don't Knock Twice

Piggy

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

I Am Vengeance

Top Dog

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Passage of My Youth

Doctor Jekyll

Assassin

Age Of Kill

Captain Webb

The Laureate

Sacrifice

End of Term

Untamed