Known for Costume & Make-Up
Matteo Silvi is an Italian makeup artist. He comes from a family deeply rooted in cinema, with four generations dedicated to the craft of makeup for film. His great-grandfather began as an actor before moving into makeup, and his father, Maurizio Silvi, became one of Italy’s most celebrated makeup artists, earning international recognition with BAFTA wins and Oscar nominations. Growing up in this environment, Matteo was exposed to film sets from an early age. At just 17, he accompanied his father to Australia for work on Moulin Rouge! (2001), an experience that ignited his determination to follow in the family tradition, despite his father’s initial hesitation about his pursuing the same career path. Over the years, Matteo Silvi has established himself as a leading figure in makeup design and execution across major international productions. His career includes contributions to The Avengers (2012), Everest (2015), Spectre (2015), Men in Black: International (2019), and Hercules (2014). He has become exceptionally well known for his work with Marvel Studios, where he served as Italy Crowd Makeup Supervisor on Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), personal makeup artist to Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), and head of the makeup department for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). Beyond Marvel, he worked as a makeup designer for Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel (2021), served as department head on Sam Hargrave’s Extraction (2020), where he created intricate prosthetics, wounds, and scars, and returned for Extraction 2 (2023). He was also the makeup designer for Stillwater (2021). He collaborated again with Chris Hemsworth as personal makeup designer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Prestigious institutions have recognised Matteo Silvi’s work. He was nominated for the David di Donatello Award for Best Makeup in 2011 for Angel of Evil (2010), alongside Francesco Nardi. In 2016, he received a nomination at the Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Contemporary Makeup for Youth (2015), shared with his father, Maurizio Silvi. In addition to his film work, Silvi is committed to education, teaching as an Associate Professor at the Accademia Nazionale del Cinema in Bologna. He is also represented by The Milton Agency, working globally across major productions. He is fluent in Italian, English, and Spanish.
Filmography
23 films


The Instigators
2024 · 1h 42m
country: United States
Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up with an unusual accomplice — Rory's therapist — to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.


Men in Black: International
2019 · 1h 55m
country: China
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.


Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · 2h 29m
country: United States
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.


By the Sea
2015 · 2h 2m
country: United States
Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.


Spectre
2015 · 2h 28m
country: United Kingdom
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.


Everest
2015 · 2h 1m
country: Iceland
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.


Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · 2h 30m
country: Spain
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.


The Great Beauty
2013 · 2h 22m
country: France
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.


The Best Offer
2013 · 2h 11m
country: Italy
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.


Nine
2009 · 1h 58m
country: United States
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.


Sorry if I Love You
2008 · 1h 45m
country: Italy
Alex Belli is a 37 year old advertising executive whose fiancée Elena has just left him, and who is having difficulty at work trying to think of a good advertising campaign for a new Japanese product. Niki is a bubbly 17 year old student. She has three best friends with whom she shares all her problems, and an annoying ex-boyfriend Fabio who is set on getting her back, but Niki's not interested. One day on his way to work, Alex collides with Niki on a city street. They soon begin a romance, despite their 20-year age gap.


2061 - Un anno eccezionale
2007 · 1h 40m
country: Italy
In a post-apocalyptic future, the Italian peninsula is going through a dark moment due to a terrible energy crisis.


The Hills Have Eyes
2006 · 1h 47m
country: France
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.