THE ARTIST

Tray Willis is an award-winning Special Effects Makeup Artist with two decades of industry experience. Her talent and expertise have afforded her opportunities to contribute to notable projects, including renowned franchises like Star Trek Beyond and The Last of Us.

Throughout her career, Tray’s professionalism and meticulous attention to detail have made her an invaluable asset to the global film and television industry.  In addition to her work in entertainment, Tray is also a devoted educator, sharing her knowledge and passion for makeup artistry with aspiring artists since 2006.Through her distinctive teaching style, she has inspired and mentored numerous successful students, nurturing their talent and empowering them to their utmost potential.

As a highly regarded artist and an influential educator, Tray Willis’ striving for perfection drives her fervent dedication to provide aspiring and professional artists alike with valuable tools and resources through TLFX Labs.

CREDITS

TITLE POSITION PRODUCTION YEAR
The Last Of Us (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Barrie Gower 2021
Yellowjackets (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Bill Terezakis/Key: Caitlin Groves 2021
Zoe.MP4 (Short) Prosthetics Designer Dir. Jeremy Lutter 2021
The Friendship Game (Feature) Prosthetics Designer Dir. Scooter Corkle 2021
Resident Alien S2 (Feature) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Toby Lindala/Key: Ashley Forshaw 2021
The Midnight Club (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Todd Masters/MastersFX Inc. 2021
Batwoman (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Werner Pretorius/Amazing Ape Productions 2019-2021
Ellington (Feature) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Debi Young/Zabrina Matiru 2020
Mahalia (MOW) Prosthetics Designer HOD: Krista Hann 2020
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Bill Terezakis 2019-2020
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Werner Pretorius 2019
Supernatural (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Celine Godeau/Ben Carruth 2019
2 Hearts (Feature) HOD Makeup/Prosthetics Dir. Lance Hool 2018
The Bletchly Circle: San Fransisco (TV Series) Lab Technician (Tattoo) HOD: Amanda McGowan 2018
Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist Netflix, Inc/HOD: Bill Terezakis 2017-2018
Counterfeiting In Suburbia (MOW) Lab Technician HOD: Liz McLeod 2017
Snow Piercer (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Werner Pretorius 2017
Supernatural (TV Series) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Trisha Porter 2017
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (TV Series) Makeup/MUFX HOD: Joyce Tu 2017
Deadpool 2 (Feature) 1st Assistant Makeup 20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment/HOD: Monica Huppert 2017
The X-Files (TV Series) Assistant Makeup 20th Century Fox/HOD: Marianne Olsen 2017
Life Sentence (Series) 1st Assistant Makeup Warner Bros. Television/HOD: Francesca Von Zimmerman 2017
One Of A Kind (Feature) Assistant Makeup HOD: Francesca Von Zimmerman 2017
Bridal Bootcamp (MOW) Assistant Makeup HOD: Maura Halliday 2017
Altered Carbon (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Bill Terezakis 2017
Untold Stories of the ER (TV Series) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Maura Halliday 2017
Let The Right One In (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist Set Supervisor: Ben Carruth 2016
Zygote (Short) Lab Technician Dir. Neill Blomkamp/Shop Supervisor: Werner Pretorius 2016
Firebase (Short) Lab Technician Dir. Neill Blomkamp/Shop Supervisor: Werner Pretorius 2016
Man In The High Castle (TV Series) 1st Assistant Makeup Amazon Studios/HOD: Natalie Cosco 2016
Man In The High Castle (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist Amazon Studios/HOD: Bill Terezakis 2016
Supergirl (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Bill Terezakis 2016
Death Note (Feature) Assistant Makeup HOD: Monica Huppert 2016
Crash Gallery (TV Series) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Nell Gagan 2016
Wayward Pines (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Bill Terezakis 2014-2016
Pirates of the Carribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Feature) Prosthetics Artist Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films/HOD: Joel Harlow 2016
Never Steady, Never Still (Short) Prosthetics Designer HOD: Maura Halliday 2016
Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Lab Tech/Prosthetics Artist HOD: Bill Terezakis 2015
Before I Fall (Feature) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Darci Jackson 2015
Star Trek 3: Beyond (Feature) Lab Technician Paramount Pictures/HOD: Joel Harlow 2015
Come And Find Me (Feature) Prosthetics Designer HOD: Frida Norrman 2015
Dashing Tthrough The Snow (MOW) Lab Technician HOD: Amanda McGowen 2015
Dude Where’s My Ferret? (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Alison Parker 2015
The Girl In The Photographs (Feature) HOD Makeup Dir. Nick Simon 2015
The Hollow Child (Feature) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Jeremy Lutter 2015
Heartbreaker (Pilot) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Sandy Cooper 2015
Hemlock Grove (TV Series) Lab Technician MastersFX Inc 2015
Caw (Short) HOD Makeup/MUFX/Hair Dir. Jeremy Lutter 2014
Santa’s Little Ferrets (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Alison Parker 2014
Two 4 One (Feature) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Maureen Bradley 2014
Deeper (Feature) HOD MUFX Dir. Jeffrey Andersen 2013
Red Machine (Feature) Lab Technician SFX Studios Inc 2013
Untold Stories of the ER (TV Series) Lab Technician SFX Studios Inc 2013
Pour Retourner (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Scooter Corkle 2013
Becoming Santa (MOW) Lab Technician HOD: Kathy Howatt 2013
Me And A Moment (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Aaron Au 2013
Cowboy Kill Club (Short) Lab Technician Dir. Gabby Lim 2013
Spooksville (TV Series) Lab Technician HOD: Tana Moldovanos 2013
Untold Stories of the ER (TV Series) Swing Assistant HOD: Sandy Cooper 2013
Grace (Feature) 1st Assistant MUFX HOD: Tamar Ouziel 2013
Almost Human (TV Series) Lab Technician MastersFX Inc 2013
The Magic Ferret (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Alison Parker 2013
Blood, Lies & Alibis (TV Series) Prosthetics Designer HOD: Darci Jackson 2013
Poker Night (Feature) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. Greg Francis 2012
Falling Skies (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist MastersFX Inc/Set Supervisor: Nicholas Podbrey 2012
Falling Skies (TV Series) Lab Technician MastersFX Inc 2010-2012
The Ferret Squad (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Alison Parker 2012
Evil Feed (Feature) HOD MUFX Dir. Kimani Smith 2012
Floodplain (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Jeremy Lutter 2012
Fairly Odd Christmas (Feature) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Tana Moldovanos 2012
Chameleon (Short) HOD MUFX Dir. Terry Boake 2011
ABC’s of Death: Newborn (Short) HOD MUFX Dir. Kaare Andrews 2011
The Haunting Hour “Headshot” (TV Series) 1st Assistant Makeup Front Street Pictures/HOD: Sarah Bergeest 2011
Jake And Jasper: A Ferret Tale (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. Alison Parker 2011
Darkness (Short) HOD MUFX Dir. Zach Steele 2011
Grizzly (Feature) Lab Technician HOD: Joel Echallier 2010
Sanctuary (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Todd Masters 2010
Mortal Kombat: Legacy (Feature) Lab Technician SFX Studio Inc 2010
Tron: Legacy (Feature) Lab Technician WCT Productions 2008 – 2010
Percy Jackson & The Olympians (Feature) Lab Technician WCT Productions 2010
Forever (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. Jonathan Endo 2009
30 Days of Night: Dark Days (Feature) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Todd Masters 2009
George F. Walker Redux (Short) Head Makeup/Hair Natioinal Film Board/Dir. Yves Ma 2009
Defying Gravity (TV Series) Lab Technician WCT Productions 2009
Reaper (TV Series) Lab Technician WCT Productions 2009
Tooth Fairy (Feature) Lab Technician WCT Productions 2009
2012 (Feature) Assistant Makeup HOD: Connie Parker 2009
Mirabilis (MOW) Prosthetics Artist Key: Jason Ward 2009
Chloe And Attie (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. Scooter Corkle 2009
Stargate Atlantis: Season V (TV Series) Prosthetics Artist HOD: Todd Masters 2008
Conrad the Wise (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Alan Miller 2008
Zombie Punch Hangover (Feature) HOD MUFX Dir. Silver Kim 2008
Wyvern (MOV) MUFX/Lab Technician Set Supervisor: Jason Ward 2008
Snakehead (Short) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. Clif Pro 2008
Seamstress (Feature) HOD MUFX/Makeup/Hair Dir. Jesse Miller 2008
Skid Love (Feature) HOD MUFX/Lab Technician Dir. Ryan Arnold 2008
Cosmic (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. John Celona 2008
Edison & Leo (Stop Motion Feature) Puppet Dept. HOD: Willard Cochrane 2007
Tasvir (Bollywood Feature) Personal Makeup Artist to Sharmila Tagore Dir. Nagesh Kukunoor 2007
Helix (Feature) Makeup/Hair Greendale Boys Productions 2007
Ghouls (Feature) Lab Technician Dir. Ashleigh Walker 2007
Scourge (Feature) HOD MUFX/Makeup/Hair Dir. Jonas Quastel 2007
The Negotiator (Short) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. Aaron Au 2007
Golddiggers (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. Senka Kovacevic 2006
The Undead (Feature) Key MUFX HOD: Jason Ward 2006
Hugh Phukovsky: Behind the Laughter (Live) HOD MUFX 123pesents.com 2006
Cold Side Of The Pillow (Short) HOD MUFX Dir. Attila Kalai 2006
Together (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. E. Douglas Brown 2006
Self-Prescribed (Short) Makeup/Hair Dir. Rick Alyea 2006
When It’s Over (Short) HOD MUFX Dir. Rick Alyea 2006
The Mechanic (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. E. Douglas Brown 2006
War (Feature) Lab Technician Flesh & Fantasy Make-Up Effects Inc. 2006
Past Tense (MOW) Assistant MUFX Dir. Penelope Buitenhuis 2006
Voyeur (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Jeremy Lutter 2006
Glimpse (Short) Assistant Makeup HOD: Darlene Brister 2006
Blade (Pilot) Lab Technician Flesh & Fantasy Make-Up Effects Inc. 2006
Birdland (Short) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. David Owen James/Nic Brown 2006
A Dream Upon Awakening (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Simeon Taole 2006
Francis (Short) HOD Makeup/Hair Dir. Eron Carruth 2005
Magical Mystery Tour (Educational) HOD Makeup Dir. John Banovich 2005
Sharp As Marbles (Feature) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. John Banovich 2005
Rise of the Damned (Feature) MUFX Key: Ayma Letang 2005
Meltdown: Days of Destruction (Feature) Lab Tech/1st Asst. MUFX HOD: Ryan Nicholson 2005
The Condemned (Feature) 1st Asst. MUFX HOD: Ryan Nicholson 2005
Air Buddies (Feature) Lab Technician Flesh & Fantasy Make-Up Effects Inc. 2005
Love is the Best Medicine (Feature) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. Vladimir Levin 2005
The Core: Boiling Point (Feature) Lab Technician Flesh & Fantasy Make-Up Effects Inc. 2005
Live Feed (Feature) Key Makeup HOD: Ryan Nicholson 2005
Soldier in the Snow (Documentary) Lab Technician Flesh & Fantasy Make-Up Effects Inc. 2005
Buddy, El Ballistico & the Minibike (Feature) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. Carolyne Stossel 2005
Insecticidal (Feature) Assistant Makeup HOD: Elisabeth Jolliffe 2005
The Zero Sum (Feature) 1st Assistant Makeup 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Christina Furuya 2005
Road to Victory (Feature) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Courtney Drobott 2005
Cold (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. Sean Trembath 2005
Greenfields (Short) HOD Makeup Dir. Gorrman Lee 2005
The Elevator Storeys (Short) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Barbara Copp 2005
LTD (Feature) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Darlene Brister 2004
Floored by Love (Short) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Lisa Waddell 2004
Eve and the Firehorse (Feature) 1st Assistant Makeup HOD: Christina Furuya 2004
Expended (48 Hour Film Fest) HOD Makeup/MUFX Dir. Chris McKinlay/Justin Longoz 2004
COMPANY LAB TECHNICIAN WORK YEAR
WCT Productions Lifecast, Sculpt, Mould, Cast, Paint, Fabricate 2008 – 2010, 2018
MastersFX Inc. Lifecast, Sculpt, Mould, Cast, Paint, Fabricate 2012 – 2018
Oats Studios Cast, Mould 2016
Morphology FX Dental, Sculpt, Lifecast, Paint 2015
SFX Studio Inc. Lifecast, Mould, Cast, Paint, Fabricate 2009 – 2014
Flesh & Fantasy Make-Up Effects Inc. Lifecast, Mould, Cast, Paint, Fabricate 2005 – 2006
TITLE POSITION PRODUCTION YEAR
Keary HOD Makeup/Hair Ryan Scott Productions/Dir. Nic Collar Agency: Bouva Media + Wesgroup Properties 2021
WIIVV Sandals Assistant Makeup/Hair Noravera Visuals/Dir. Jon Flahr 2018
Bothwell Cheese ‘The All-Cheese Diet’ Assistant Makeup/Hair Noravera Visuals 2018
Nestle Butterfinger HOD MUFX Reach c/o Taktique Media/Dir. Vladimir De Fontenay 2017
Concord Pacific ‘The Arc’ HOD Makeup/Hair The Sequence Group./Dir. Ian Kirby 2017
The Brick ‘Bedgear’ HOD Makeup/Hair KO Group Ltd./Dir. Dale Wolfe 2017
Samsung Gear VR ‘Be Fearless’ HOD Makeup/Hair Six01/Dir. Kyle Gribin 2017
Transformers ‘Forged to Fight’ HOD Makeup/Hair The Sequence Group 2017
OK Tire ‘In One Place’ HOD Makeup/Hair Spy Films, Inc./Dir. Nelson & Graham Talbot 2015
OK Tire ‘Almost’ HOD Makeup/Hair Spy Films, Inc./Dir. Nelson & Graham Talbot 2015
OK Tire ‘Flash Freeze’ HOD Makeup/Hair Spy Films, Inc./Dir. Nelson & Graham Talbot 2015
Audi HOD Makeup/Hair Barbershop Films/Dir. Scott Belyea 2014
Kraft ‘Chicken’ Prosthetics Artist HOD: Joel Echallier; Traktor/Dir. Patrik von Krusenstjerna 2014
Set For Life Prosthetics Artist HOD: Joel Echallier; Joe Media Group/Dir. Benjamin Weinstein 2010
PCL Construction (Industrial Corporate) HOD Makeup/Hair Barbershop Films/Dir. Anthony 2005
Untitled (Industrial Corporate) HOD Makeup/Hair Mill Creek Picture Company/Dir. David Tamagi 2005
Bodog ‘Dad Fight’ HOD MUFX Triton Films/Dir. Tony Garcia 2005
TITLE POSITION PRODUCTION YEAR
Sid Bhullar ‘Inside Out’ Prosthetics Designer Hemstock Films 2017
Zoo Age ‘Blind’ HOD Makeup RXVP & the Siblings/Telus and Public Records/Dir. Chris von Szombathy 2014
The Pack A.D. ‘Positronic’ HOD Makeup/Hair The Herd Productions/Dir. Lloyd Choi 2012
Kemal Evans ‘Booty Queen’ HOD Makeup Greendale Productions/Dir. Kevin Hawkins 2010
Caribou ‘Odessa’ HOD Makeup Dir. David Owen James 2010
The Smears ‘Highway IV’ HOD Makeup/MUFX Broken Mirror Films/Dir. Jeremy Lutter 2008
54-40 (Promo) HOD Makeup/Hair Music Limited/Dir. Mark Maryanovich 2008
Dustin Bentall ‘Streets With No Lights’ HOD Makeup/Hair Sleeping Dogs Lie Productions/Dir. Carolyne Stossel 2007
Once Just ‘My Destination’ HOD Makeup Sleeping Dogs Lie Productions/Dir. M. Maryanovich 2006
Roche Limit ‘To Be Myself’ HOD Makeup/Hair Roche Limit Prod./Dir. Dave Righton 2006
Ridley Bent ‘Pastures of Heaven’ HOD Makeup/Hair Sleeping Dogs Lie Productions & Gangland Artists 2006
Dave Stephens ‘Home’ HOD Makeup/Hair Dave Stephens Prod./Dir. Clif Prowse 2006
INSTITUTE/ACADEMY POSITION YEAR
JCI Institute – Makeup Artistry Diploma Program Program Director 2016 – Current
JCI Institute – Makeup Artistry Diploma Program Special Effects Makeup Instructor 2006 – Current
West Point Grey Academy – Arts Week Special Effects Makeup Workshop Instructor 2008 – 2023
The ACTS Art Centre – CRE8 Special Effects Makeup Workshop Instructor 2017 – 2018
Terry Fox Library – Halloween Workshop Special Effects Make-Up Workshop Instructor 2009
Johnston Heights Secondary School – Junior Trades Fair Makeup Artistry Seminar Guest Speaker 2007
Mulgrave School – Career Day Special Effects Makeup Seminar Guest Speaker 2006
JCI Institute/Flesh & Fantasy Inc. – Mastery in Prosthetics Diploma Program Teacher’s Assistant & Demonstrator 2005
Pizzazz – School of Personal Development and Modelling Beauty Make-Up Instructor 2004
TITLE/CERTIFICATION COMPANY YEAR
Member I.A.T.S.E. Local 891 July 2007 – Current
COVID 19: Return to Production Certificate Production Academy 2022
COVID 19 Prevention Training Certificate CSATF 2021
Colour Theory & Correction for Dark Skin Tones Seminar Stepping Up Creatives w/ Zabrina Matiru 2021
The Art of FX Dental Prosthetics Seminar Stepping Up Creatives w/ Gary Archer 2021
WHMIS Certificate WHMIS 2020
Texture to Tones Workshop The Texture Workshops w/ Chris Gees 2020
COVID-19 Certificate Safe Sets International 2020
Infection Control Certificate Milady 2020
Level: 1 General Trade Practices Certificate BeautySafe 2020
Barbicide Certificate Barbicide 2020
Barbicide COVID-19 Certificate Barbicide 2020
IPC for Novel Coronavirus Certificate World Health Organization 2020
Prosthetics on Rich Skin Tones Masterclass Siân Richards London w/ Neil Morrill 2020
Hair-Lay Masterclass I.A.T.S.E. 891/VFS w/ Stan Edmonds 2019
Bald Cap Masterclass Certificate I.A.T.S.E. 891/VFS w/ Stan Edmonds 2019
DH H/MU Script Breakdown App Workshop I.A.T.S.E. 891 2019
‘Best Make-Up’ in Motion Picture Leo Awards 2014
BC Film Industry Orientation Certificate ActSafe Safety Association 2004
Mastery in Prosthetics Diploma (Honours) JCI Institute/Flesh & Fantasy Inc. 2005
Makeup Artistry Diploma (Honours) JCI Institute 2004
Advanced Airbrushing Certificate JCI Institute 2004
COMPANY/LABEL POSITION PROJECT YEAR
Breakfast Television MUFX Artist Halloween Special 2009 – 2020
Gibson Guitar Personal Makeup/Hair to Chad Kroeger Advertisement 2009
The Higgins Makeup & Hair ‘Real Thing’ Album Cover 2009
No Money And The Honey Makeup & Hair Album Cover 2009
Wide Mouth Mason Makeup & Hair Promo Shoot 2009
Default Makeup & Hair ‘Comes And Goes’ Album Cover 2009
Jaydee Bixby Makeup & Hair ‘Cowboys and Cadillacs’ Album Cover 2008
Electronic Arts MUFX Artist Cinematics | Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects 2006
Vancouver Police Department MUFX Artist Sting Operation 2005
Worker’s Compensation Board Lab Technician Advertisement 2005
Tray Willis accepting the Leo Award for "Evil Feed" (2014)