About Jose

Expertise in Opera, Theatre, Film, TV and Industry

Jose is a hairstylist, wig specialist, and makeup artist whose work is rooted in over a decade at the Royal Opera House in London, where he serves as a supervisor.

Working at the forefront of world-class opera, he has developed a refined approach to hair, wig, and makeup design that balances technical precision with artistic expression. His professional experience includes work on major international stage and musical productions in London’s West-End, and film and television productions in the UK and abroad.

Artistic Vision

His practice extends across theatre, film, television, and music, bringing a distinctive creative vision to each medium while maintaining the same exacting standards. Whether shaping character through period detail or creating contemporary, editorial looks, his work is defined by versatility, craftsmanship, and a strong visual sensibility.

International

As a freelance creative, Jose has built an international career spanning the UK, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and Europe. Alongside his production work, he is an experienced educator and consultant, collaborating with leading industry brands including Bumble and bumble.

Theatre, Musicals & TV

His practice extends across theatre, film, television, and music, bringing a distinctive creative vision to each medium while maintaining the same exacting standards. Whether shaping character through period detail or creating contemporary, editorial looks, his work is defined by versatility, craftsmanship, and a strong visual sensibility.

Selected Stage Production Engagements

Driving Miss Daisy (Wyndham's Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones, and Boyd Gaines. | Head of Department – Wigs
Duchess of Malfi (Old Vic Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Eve Best, Madeline Appiah, Harry Attwel, and Adam Burton. | Assistant supervisor, Hair, Wigs and Make-Up
Pygmalion(Garrick Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Rupert Everett, Diana Rigg, Kara Tointon, and Roberta Taylor. Head of Department – Wigs
An Ideal Husband (Vaudeville Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Samantha Bond, Rachael Stirling, Alexander Hanson, Fiona Button, and Elliot Cowan. | Head of Department – Wigs, Haircutting & Colouring
Butley (Duchess Theatre, London) - Principal artist care: Dominic West | Wig & Hair Maintenance
Long Day’s Journey into Night (Apollo Theatre, London) - Principal artist care: David Suchet | Wig & Hair Stylist
Farewell to the Theatre (Hampstead Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Jemma Redgrave, Ben Chaplin, and Tara Fitzgerald | Wig & Hair Stylist
Happy Days in the Art World(New York) - Principal artist care for Joseph Fiennes | Personal Hair Stylist & Colourist

Selected Musical Theatre Production Engagements

Hurly Burly Show(Garrick Theatre, London) - Wig Designer
Backbeat (The Musical) (Toronto) - Head of Department – Wigs
Hair (The Musical) (Gielgud Theatre, London) - Deputy Wig Master
Oliver!(Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London) | Principal artist care including Rowan Atkinson, Julian Glover, Jodie Prenger, Griff Rhys Jones, and Omid Djalili. | Deputy Wig Master (Wigs, Hair & Make-up)
We Will Rock You (The Dominion Theatre, London) - Deputy Wig Master including promotional events (TV, photoshoots, galas)

Other West-End musical theatre engagements include Love Never Dies (Adelphi Theatre), Anything Goes (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Tonight’s the Night (Victoria Palace Theatre), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Grease (Piccadilly Theatre), Chicago (Adelphi Theatre).

Television engagements include

Shortland Street (South Pacific Pictures) (New Zealand) - Supervisor - Hair and Make-up for episodes as part of the core team. Hair and make-up services for promotional photoshoots used in billboard, TV, and magazine advertising for main characters.

Life After Life (BBC) | Hair and make-up artist as part of creative team.

Theatre highlights

  • Eve Best in The Duchess of Malfi at The Old Vic Theatre 2012 Photograph The Indpendent

    The Duchess of Malfi - The Old Vic

    Duchess of Malfi (Old Vic Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Eve Best, Madeline Appiah, Harry Attwel, and Adam Burton. | Assistant supervisor, Hair, Wigs and Make-Up

  • Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in Driving Miss Daisy at the Wyndham's Theatre 2011 Photograph Annabel Clark

    Driving Miss Daisy - Wyndham's Theatre

    Driving Miss Daisy (Wyndham's Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones, and Boyd Gaines. | Head of Department – Wigs

  • The Cast: (From left to right) Stephanie Jayne Thompson, Jennifer White, Katie Ella Hardwicke, Coco DuBois, Miss Polly Rae, Sophie Zucchini, Rachel Muldoon and Peggy de Lune. ©Francis Loney (The Hurly Burly Show)

    The Hurly Burly Show - Garrick Theatre

    Hurly Burly Show (Garrick Theatre, London). | Wig Designer

  • Cast of Oliver! - Theatre Royal Drury Lane 2008

    Oliver! - Theatre Royal Drury Lane

    Oliver! (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London) - Principal artist care including Rowan Atkinson, Julian Glover, Jodie Prenger, Griff Rhys Jones, and Omid Djalili. | Deputy Wig Master (Wigs, Hair & Make-up)

  • Hair (The Musical) 2010 Gielgud Theatre London

    Hair (The Musical) - Gielgud Theatre

    Hair (The Musical) (Gielgud Theatre, London) | Deputy Wig Master

  • 'An Ideal Husband' with Samantha Bond (right) playing Mrs. Cheveley at the Vaudeville Theatre 2010

    An Ideal Husband - Vaudeville Theatre

    An Ideal Husband (Vaudeville Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Samantha Bond, Rachael Stirling, Alexander Hanson, Fiona Button, and Elliot Cowan. | Head of Department – Wigs, Haircutting & Colouring

  • The Garrick Theatre, London. Kara Tointon in Pygmalion directed and designed by Philip Prowse.

    Pygmalion - Garrick Theatre

    Pygmalion (Garrick Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Rupert Everett, Diana Rigg, Kara Tointon, and Roberta Taylor. | Head of Department – Wigs

  • Rupert Everett and Kara Tointon in Pygmalion at The Garrick Theatre 2011 Photograph Arts Desk

    Pygmalion - Garrick Theatre

    Pygmalion (Garrick Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Rupert Everett, Diana Rigg, Kara Tointon, and Roberta Taylor. | Head of Department – Wigs

Jose Rodriguez with Aigul Khismatullina as Queen Of The Night The Magic Flute ©2022 Jose Rodriguez

Aigul Khismatullina as Queen of the Night and Anna Prohaska as Pamina in David McVicar’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, The Royal Opera Season 2021/22. ©2022 Camilla Greenwell.

Preparing prosthetic head of John The Baptist for Salome by Richard Strauss - Royal Opera ©2018 Jose Rodriguez

Wig design and construction, prosthetics, period hairstyling, and diverse hair textures.

  • Dancers from Barrie Kosky's production of Shostakovich's The Nose, The Royal Opera 2016/17, The Royal Opera © ROH 2016. Photograph by Bill Cooper

    SeokJong Baek as Samson in Richard Jones’s production of Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila, The Royal Opera Season 2021/22. © 2022 ROH. Photograph by Clive Barda

    Artists of The Royal Ballet in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker, The Royal Ballet Season 2021/22. ©2021 ROH. Photograph by Foteini Christofilopoulou

    Duchess of Malfi (Old Vic Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Eve Best, Madeline Appiah, Harry Attwel, and Adam Burton. Assistant supervisor, Hair, Wigs and Make-Up

    Driving Miss Daisy (Wyndham's Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones, and Boyd Gaines. Head of Department – Wigs

    Hurly Burly Show (Garrick Theatre, London). Wig Designer

    Oliver! (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London) - Principal artist care including Rowan Atkinson, Julian Glover, Jodie Prenger, Griff Rhys Jones, and Omid Djalili. Deputy Wig Master (Wigs, Hair & Make-up)

    Hair (The Musical) (Gielgud Theatre, London). Deputy Wig Master

    An Ideal Husband (Vaudeville Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Samantha Bond, Rachael Stirling, Alexander Hanson, Fiona Button, and Elliot Cowan. Head of Department – Wigs, Haircutting & Colouring

    Pygmalion (Garrick Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Rupert Everett, Diana Rigg, Kara Tointon, and Roberta Taylor. Head of Department – Wigs

    Pygmalion (Garrick Theatre, London) - Principal artist care including Rupert Everett, Diana Rigg, Kara Tointon, and Roberta Taylor. Head of Department – Wigs

    Jose Rodriguez with Aigul Khismatullina as Queen Of The Night The Magic Flute ©2022 Jose Rodriguez

    Aigul Khismatullina as Queen of the Night and Anna Prohaska as Pamina in David McVicar’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, The Royal Opera Season 2021/22. ©2022 Camilla Greenwell.

    Creating prosthetic head of John The Baptist for Salome by Richard Strauss - Royal Opera ©2018 Jose Rodriguez

    If you are the copyright owner of any uncredited image on our site, please contact us here so we can add your credit immediately.