Tara McDonald

Award-winning Irish Hair & Makeup Designer with more than 25 years' experience in feature films and high-end television productions.

Recognised internationally for designing contemporary, period, character and prosthetic makeup for major studios including Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime and Sky Atlantic.

Proven leader of large makeup departments, delivering exceptional creative standards while collaborating closely with directors, producers and costume departments.

Key Skills

Hair & Makeup Design

Department Leadership

Period & Contemporary Hair & Makeup

Character & Prosthetic Makeup

High-End Television & Feature Films

Crowd Hair & Makeup

Schedule Breakdown

Team Leadership & Scheduling

Budget & Department Management

Selected recent productions include:

War: Season 1 & 2 (TV Series) HBO/SKY Studios/New Pictures 2025- 2026. Directors: Ben Taylor, China Moo-Young, Jennifer Sheridan
Kill Jackie: Season 1 (TV Series) Amazon Prime/Steel Springs/Fremantle 2025 Directors: Damon Thomas, Dawn Shadforth

& Sons (Feature) Infinity Films/Icon Pictures 2025 Director: Pablo Trapero

The Death of Bunny Munro (TV Series) SKY Atlantic/Clerkenwell Pictures 2024 Director: Isabella Eklöf

Joy (Feature Film) Netflix/Pathe/Wildgaze Pictures 2024 Director: Ben Taylor

Atlas (Feature Film). Netflix/ ASAP Entertainment US (2024) Makeup Department Head (Additional Photography - London)

Black Mirror: Season 6 (TV Series) Netflix/Broke and Bones (2023)
Director: Uta Briesewitz

Wednesday: Season 1 Netflix/MGM Television (2022)
Director: Tim Burton

Awards & Recognition

Primetime Emmy Award Winner- Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for Wednesday (2023)

BAFTA Nominee - Best Hair & Makeup Design for Wednesday (2023)

Make-Up Artists & Hair
Stylists Guild Award Nominee for Wednesday (2023)

Online Film & Television
Association Award Winner- Best Makeup for Wednesday (2023)

Professional Highlights

Designed the iconic makeup looks for Netflix's global hit Wednesday.

Led hair and makeup departments across major international productions.

Extensive experience working with leading actors, directors and international production companies.

Specialist in contemporary, period and character makeup for film and television.

Tara is represented by United Agents.