David Heyman

David Heyman is a British film producer born in London, England in 1961. Best known for obtaining the film rights to the Harry Potter Books in 1999 and since then, produced all of the film's trilogies.

Biography

Heyman went to school in the United States, earning a degree in Art History from Harvard University in 1983. He is the son of John Heyman, producer of films such as The Go-Between and Jesus, and Norma Heyman, producer of Dangerous Liaisons and Mrs Henderson Presents.

He got his start in the film industry as a production assistant on David Lean's A Passage to India and in 1986, Heyman became a Creative Executive at Warner Brothers. In the late 80's, he became Vice President of United Artists and subsequently, embarked on an independent producing career with his first film, Juice in 1992, followed by the cult "stoner" film The Stoned Age (1994) and others.

In 1997, Heyman returned to London and founded his own production company, Heyday Films. He has since produced a number of notable films, and best known of which are the Harry Potter film adaptations, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

In 2005, Heyman was the executive producer of the CBS television series Threshold, while notable recent productions include the 2007 blockbuster I Am Legend with Will Smith and holocaust drama The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, starring David Thewlis. He has also produced the John Crowley movie Is Anybody There?, starring Michael Caine.

Heyman is married to interior designer, Rose Uniacke and they have one son.

Awards

Heyman has been nominated for various awards at the BAFTA Awards.

Won ShoWest's Producer of the Year in 2003; becoming the first British producer to earn the accolade.
Nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film in 2005 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
Won BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film in 2004 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
Nominated for BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film in 2004 for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2004).
Nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film in 2002 for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).
Nominated for BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film in 2002 for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001).

References/External links

• David Heyman at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with David Heyman about The Boy In The Striped Pajamas and Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
• Boy in the Striped Pajamas Interview & Biographies
• Film Journal International: David Heyman Interview
• Daily Mail Rose Uniacke Interview

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