Dorian Leight Russell

Bio:

Dorian Leigh Russell is a Glasgow-based costume and prop maker with a special talent for making things look tastier, more expensive or older than they really are, and a love of saving stuff from landfill.

Dorian’s previous projects include Good Omens S3 supporting with prop makes, fun prop commissions for Glasgow Comedy Festival shows, and specialty costume fabrication for an independent feature film currently in production.

Available for work, commissions and collaborations for stage and screen, their full CV plus gallery with a selection of their favourite ‘makes’ can be found at tinyurl.com/IMakeFakeStuff.

Skills:

• Creature and Character Costumes
• Costume Breakdown
• Prop Painting and Fabrication
• SFX Makeup and Prosthetics

Work Experience:

Professional:

Prop Maker – Good Omens S3 (BBC & Amazon Studios), Jan-Feb 2025 (Work Experience)

Costume & Prop Fabricator – Fight Me (Feature Film by Sarah Grant), December 2024-Present

Founder/Project Director/Show Producer – Shut Up & King Creative Arts Education Events, 2020-Present

Prop & Costume Maker – Freelance (Shanghai & Scotland), 2020-Present

Drag Artist/Performer – Freelance (Shanghai & Scotland), 2016-Present

Special Event Production & Project Management – Various (China), 2004-2016

RCS:

Prop Maker – Into the Woods

Prop Maker – Idomeneo

Prop Maker – The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Prop Maker – The Cosmonaut’s Last Message

Senior Prop Maker – She Loves Me