Michael Mills (make-up artist) explained

Michael Mills
Other Names:	Mike Mills Michael M. Mills Michael John Mills Michael J. Mills
Occupation:	Makeup artist
Yearsactive:	1982 - present

Michael Mills is a makeup artist who has worked on over 40 different films and TV shows since 1982.

In 1991, Mills, along with colleagues Gerald Quist and Jeremy Swan, won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series,^[1] for the Quantum Leap episode "The Leap Home (Part 1)".^[2]

In 1992, Mills, along with colleagues Edward French and Richard Snell, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, for their work on the 1991 film .^[3]

Selected filmography

• Alien Nation (1988)
• (1989)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989)
• Back to the Future Part III (1990)
• (1991)
• The Rocketeer (1991)
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• Crimson Tide (1995)
• Courage Under Fire (1996)
• (1998)
• Mystery Men (1999)
• Monkeybone (2001)
• We Were Soldiers (2002)
• Hidalgo (2004)
• Secretariat (2010)
• Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
• Heaven Is for Real (2014)

Selected TV shows

• (1987–1994, 70 episodes)
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1994, 41 episodes)
• (1993–1996, 35 episodes)
• JAG (1996–2003, 55 episodes)
• Without a Trace (2002–2009, makeup department head for entire series)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2011, 12 episodes)
• NCIS (2010–2015, 81 episodes)
• MacGyver (2017–2021, makeup department head seasons 2–5)

Notes and References

1. Web site: QUANTUM LEAP Awards & Nominations . . March 15, 2022.
2. Web site: Primetime Emmy Awards 1991 Awards . Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series . . March 15, 2022.
3. Web site: The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners . March 27, 2014. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS.