David Jonathan Heyman (born 26 July 1961) is a British film producer and the founder of Heyday Films. Heyman is best known as the producer of all eight installments of the Harry Potter film series, which are based on a series of popular fantasy novels of the same name by author J. K. Rowling. He then produced all three installments of its spin-off prequel series, Fantastic Beasts. His work makes him the second-most commercially successful producer of all time.
David Heyman | |
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.jpg) Heyman in 2016 | |
| Born | David Jonathan Heyman 26 July 1961 London, England |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Producer Founder of Heyday Films |
| Employer | Heyday Films |
| Notable work | Harry Potter |
| Spouse | Rose Uniacke |
| Children | Harper Heyman |
| Parent(s) | John Heyman Norma Heyman |
Early life
editHeyman was born in London. He is the son of John Heyman, producer of the films The Go-Between and Jesus, and Norma Heyman (née Pownall), an actress, and Oscar-nominated producer of the films Dangerous Liaisons and Mrs Henderson Presents.[1][2][3] His paternal grandparents were German Jews who left Nazi Germany and emigrated to England prior to World War II, while his mother's family was English.[4][5][6][7] At age seven, he was a page boy in the wedding of his godmother, Diana Dors, to actor Alan Lake.[8] Heyman went to Westminster School and, following graduation, he decided to study abroad. He studied art history at Harvard University,[9][10] where he was an All-American sabreman for the fencing team.[11]
Career
editHeyman started 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 Bros., and he was assistant to Mark Canton. In 1987, he became vice president of United Artists, which joined a series of changes as original production VPs had quit,[12] 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 films including the Harry Potter film adaptations. Other notable productions during this time include the 2007 blockbuster I Am Legend and the 2008 films The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Is Anybody There?, and Yes Man.
After finishing work on the Harry Potter films, Heyman reunited with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón to produce the 2013 science fiction thriller Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. The film grossed more than $700 million worldwide and was nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture, winning seven including Best Director for Cuarón. He also produced the 2013 comedy We're the Millers and the 2014 family film Paddington, for which he was nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film.
Heyman produced the Warner Bros. film adaptation of J. K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which was released in November 2016, as well as its 2018 sequel.[13][14]
In 2020, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Quentin Tarantino, and both of them were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. In addition, Heyman was also nominated for the same award for Marriage Story with Noah Baumbach.
In 2023, he produced Barbie, which became the highest-grossing Warner Bros. film, surpassing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which he also produced. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Barbie.
Personal life
editHeyman currently lives in Pimlico, London, and is married to interior designer Rose Uniacke (née Batstone). They have one son, Harper Heyman.[15][16][17] He is stepfather to four children from her previous marriage.[17]
Filmography
editHe was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
edit| Year | Film | Credit | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Juice | ||
| 1994 | The Stoned Age | ||
| 1996 | The Daytrippers | Executive producer | |
| 1999 | Ravenous | ||
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | ||
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | ||
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | ||
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | ||
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | ||
| I Am Legend | |||
| 2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | ||
| Is Anybody There? | |||
| Yes Man | |||
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | ||
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | ||
| 2013 | We're the Millers | Executive producer | |
| Gravity | |||
| 2014 | Testament of Youth | ||
| Paddington | |||
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | ||
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |||
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | ||
| 2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | ||
| Marriage Story | |||
| 2020 | The Secret Garden | ||
| 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | ||
| White Noise | |||
| 2023 | Barbie | ||
| Wonka | |||
| 2025 | Jay Kelly | ||
| TBA | Klara and the Sun | ||
| The Rivals of Amziah King |
- As an actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Bloomfield | Eldad | |
| 1998 | Cookin' | Pinot NOir | Short film |
| 1999 | Ravenous | Mr. Janus | |
| 2000 | Whipped | Suit | |
| 2006 | Heartless | Ted | Short film |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Healer in Portrait | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Dining Wizard in Painting | Uncredited |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | My Summer of Love | Special thanks |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Television film | |
| 2005 | Threshold | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | Awkward Situations for Men | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2011 | Page Eight | Television film | |
| 2013 | The Thirteenth Tale | Television film | |
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos | Executive producer | Television film |
| Salting the Battlefield | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2018 | The Long Song | Executive producer | |
| 2019 | The InBetween | Executive producer | |
| The Capture | Executive producer | ||
| 2020 | The Adventures of Paddington | Executive producer | |
| 2021 | Clickbait | Executive producer | |
| 2024 | Apples Never Fall | Executive producer |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ MacNab, Geoffrey (2 July 2011). "David Heyman: Man behind the magic". The Independent. London. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "If You Missed the Book, Try the Movies; John Heyman Is Filming the Bible – Vol. 13 No. 10". 10 March 1980. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Norma Heyman". IMDb.
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (11 September 2008). "Producer David Heyman and the lives of outsiders, from 'Potter' to 'Pajamas'". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (14 July 2011). ""Harry Potter" Producer David Heyman's Jewish Connection". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Curtis, Nick (10 January 2014). "Pulling power: meet David Heyman, the super-producer behind Gravity". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Dagan, Carmel (9 June 2017). "John Heyman, Distinguished Financier and Producer, Dies at 84". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Diana Dors Arrives For Her Wedding". Getty Images. 23 November 1968.
- ^ "Producer David Heyman and the lives of outsiders, from 'Potter' to 'Pajamas'". 11 September 2008.
- ^ Berglof, Annie Maccoby (28 February 2014). "'Gravity' film producer David Heyman on venturing into the unknown". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Swordsmen Foil Cornell, 17-10; Women Fencers Succumb, 10-6 | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "David Heyman To United Artists As Production Veep; Draizin Exists". Variety. 25 November 1987. p. 29.
- ^ "Harry Potter producer talks about upcoming Fantastic Beasts spinoff". Entertainment Weekly. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "New J.K. Rowling Movie Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "David Heyman: Man behind the magic". The Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2014
- ^ "Grand Simplicity". The New York Times. 15 February 2013.
- ^ a b Withers, Jane (21 February 2017). "Meet the Interior Designer Beloved by the Beckhams and Jo Malone". Vogue.
- ^ "PADDINGTON 2: Producer David Heyman Provides an Update on the Sequel". Collider. 28 April 2015.
- ^ Keslassy, John Hopewell,Elsa (10 May 2016). "Cannes: 'Paddington 2' Sets Production Date".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Khatchatourian, Maane; McNary, Dave (13 October 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' to Be Five-Film Franchise". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (14 December 2023). "George Clooney And Adam Sandler To Star In Noah Baumbach's Next Movie At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (8 May 2023). "Matthew McConaughey To Star In 'The Rivals Of Amziah King' From 'Vast Of Night' Filmmaker Andrew Patterson – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "86th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "92nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "92nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "96th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "55th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "58th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "64th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "67th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "68th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "70th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "73rd BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
External links
edit- David Heyman at IMDb
- 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
- Interview with David Heyman about the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and his projects after the Harry Potter films end (Direct audio link to the interview[permanent dead link])