Without Nancy Hennah, Taika Waititi might look very different onscreen. For the past few years, the Kiwi make-up artist has spent hundreds of hours applying make-up, beards, wigs and tattoos to Waititi for his film and TV roles.
“He’s a good friend and an incredibly, incredibly talented person,” says Nelson-based Hennah, who was the lead make-up and hair designer on the HBO series Our Flag Means Death, in which Waititi plays notorious pirate Blackbeard.
