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10th Season of Syfy's FACE OFF Premieres in January

By: Dec. 21, 2015
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Syfy's award-winning and most-watched unscripted series, FACE OFF, will return on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 9PM ET/PT for its landmark 10th season. Over 14 episodes, talented artists will participate in elaborate challenges for a grand prize and the honor of being Hollywood's next great effects artist.

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FACE OFF, the 2015 Critic's Choice Award winner and 2016 nominee for "Best Reality Show - Competition," explores the unlimited imagination that allows special-effects make-up artists to create amazing works of living art. Hailing from across the United States and Canada, the 14 Season 10 contestants are:

  • Anna Cali (31) Chicago, IL
  • Anthony Canonica Jr. (21), Jersey City, NJ
  • Gregory (Greg) Schrantz (21), Allentown, PA
  • Jennifer Bowden (36), Allegan, MI
  • John (Johnny) Leftwich (28), Los Angeles, CA
  • Kaleb Lewis (22), Los Angeles, CA
  • Katherine (Katie) Kinney (24), Litchfield, IL
  • Melanie (Mel) Licata (26), Jersey City, NJ
  • Melissa Ebbe (36), Milwaukee, WI
  • Njoroge (Samuel) Karumba (49), Atlanta, GA
  • Robert (Rob) Seal (20), Lake View, Terrance, CA
  • Robert LINDSAY (45), Glendale, CA
  • Walter Welsh (26), Martinez, CA
  • Yvonne Cox (28), Alberta, Canada

Season 10 will also feature some of the entertainment industry's most talented and award-winning guest judges, including iconic actor, writer, producer Paul Reubens (Pee-wee's Playhouse, Gotham); executive producer Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead, Syfy's Hunters); Rob Kazinsky (Warcraft, Pacific Rim, True Blood); Oscar nominated and Emmy Award-winning producer Jason Blum (The Normal Heart, Whiplash); Lance Henriksen (The Terminator, Aliens); Academy Award-winning makeup artist Bill Corso (Star Wars: The Force Awakens); Academy Award-winning makeup artist Lois Burwell (Braveheart, Lincoln, War of the Worlds) and more.

McKenzie Westmore, a member of a multi-generational family dynasty whose name is synonymous with the make-up effects field, returns to host FACE OFF, as do the series' popular judges, multiple Academy Award-winner Ve Neill (The Hunger Games, Pirates of the Caribbean), industry veteran Glenn Hetrick (CSI: New York, Heroes, Legion), and creature designer Neville Page (Avatar, Prometheus). World-renowned Hollywood makeup artist Michael Westmore (Star Trek) continues as contestant mentor.

Season 10's two-part finale, premiering on April 6 and April 13, will have contestants competing to win $100,000, a 2016 Fiat 500 and a VIP trip courtesy of Kryolan Professional Make-Up to one of their 85 international locations. Kryolan Professional Make-Up continues as the official make-up sponsor of FACE OFF.

To find out more about the cast and contestants of Season 10, see bios, photo galleries and video, visitwww.syfy.com/faceoff. Photography and bios are also available at www.nbcumv.com.

FACE OFF is a production of Mission Control Media with Dwight D. Smith, Michael Agbabian and Derek Atherton serving as executive producers.



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