It is part of the highest-grossing horror tapes. His long and lean appearance makes it easy for him to play feared characters.
Despite having acted in the highest-grossing horror films of recent years such as "It", "Mother" or "The Spell", the actor Javier Botet is not recognized on the streets. Javier Botet is the man under dozens of layers of makeup, which are essential in bringing Hollywood's most iconic monsters to life.
Botet grew up immersed in the world of science fiction and the supernatural, drawing fantasy creatures. When he was older, he moved to Madrid to dedicate himself to art. During his stay, he traded pencils for cameras and began to produce short films.
For this reason, he enrolled in a special effects workshop, where he met Professor Pedro Rodríguez. They both agreed to try monster makeup given their thin build.
"I was born to act," the actor admits to the BBC. At the age of five, he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. The condition means his limbs and fingers are longer than average and can move in unusual ways.
For example, Botet is two meters tall and weighs 56 kilos. The instructor helped him appear in several castings until he got a role in the movie: "Beneath Still Waters" (2006).
“After that role, all the makeup artists noticed my work and proposed me for different roles,” he told Great Big Story.
In 2009, while publicizing “Rec 2”, he met Argentine director Andrés Muschietti, when he was promoting the short “Mamá”, which he hoped to turn into a full movie with Guillermo del Toro as producer.
They talked and Muschietti offered her the role of mom. However, after the film's release in 2013, many viewers assumed that the monster was made on a computer.
To eradicate this idea and show Botet's talent, the producers uploaded a video to the Internet in which the Spanish actor showed his hyper-flexibility. From that moment, his visibility increased and he was hired for different movies.
He starred in major horror franchises such as "The Night of the Demon," which grossed $167 million at the box office; "Alien: Covenant," $240 million; Also, he made an appearance in "It", US $ 700 million. He also participated in "Slender Man" and the remake of "The Mummy".
His last job took him to the sets of Game of Thrones. He played the white walker who stalked Arya Stark during the third episode of the final season.
According to Celebs Trend Today, Botet has a net worth of $10 million. This represents considerable growth compared to the previous year when the figure stood at US$ 1 million.
