Richard Holmes Producer Richard is a producer across film and television. In 2017 he produced THE RITUAL for US director David Bruckner alongside Jonathan Cavendish and Andy Serkis' The Imaginarium, with eOne fully financing. Sierra/Affinity and WME sold the film to Netflix at TIFF in 2017 for RoW and it is now in profit. From 2013 to 2016, Richard managed the production funding for Creative England, backing fourteen fiction films and nine feature docs. His investments included Andrew Haig’s 45 YEARS, winner of two Golden Bears at the Berlinale 2015 and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, amongst many other accolades. He also invested in GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, ADULT LIFE SKILLS, CALIBRE, NOTES ON BLINDNESS, JAWBONE and UK indie-hit GOD'S OWN COUNTRY - the latter three were multi-BIFA nominated, and received BAFTA nominations for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Before joining Creative England, Richard produced KEEPING ROSY in 2013, starring Maxine Peake and Blake Harrison. Steve Reeves, its debut director, was nominated at Fantasporto 2015 where Maxine Peake won the Best Actress award. In 2011 and 2012 respectively, Richard produced Amit Gupta's debut feature JADOO and his follow up film RESISTANCE (based on the award-winning novel by Welsh poet and writer Owen Sheers). JADOO was selected as the closing night film of the Kulinaris section of the Berlinale and San Sebastian in 2013, while RESISTANCE picked up the Best Actress prize at the BAFTA Cymru awards in 2012 for Sharon Morgan's performance. In 2007, Richard produced James Watkins' debut genre feature EDEN LAKE with Christian Colson, starring Kelly Reilly and Oscar-nominee Michael Fassbender. The Weinstein Company released the film in the US and Pathe sold it worldwide. The film went onto become a cult hit, winning the audience award at Sitges, the International Fantasy Film Award at Fantasporto and the Best Horror award at the Empire Film Awards. Earlier in his career, Richard co-wrote and produced Stefan Schwartz’s award-winning SHOOTING FISH, starring Kate Beckinsale. The film grossed over £4m in the UK alone. Richard then went on to produce Kirk Jones’ WAKING NED, which grossed $26m in the US and a further $25m+ worldwide. WAKING NED won Richard a nomination for a Producer’s Guild of America award and both SHOOTING FISH and WAKING NED are posting net profits. United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Agents Mark Brennan [email protected] 020 3214 0800 Credits Film Production Company Notes THE RITUAL The Imaginarium / eOne / Netflix - PRODUCER 2017 - Director: David Bruckner - Writer: Joe Barton - Cast: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton GOD'S OWN Shudder Films / Inflammable - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER COUNTRY Films / Magic Bear Productions / - Producers: Manon Ardisson, Jack Tarling 2017 Creative England / BFI - Writer/Director: Francis Lee - Cast: Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart, Gemma Jones NOTES ON Archers Mark / Creative England - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BLINDNESS / BFI / Agat Films & Cie - Producers: Mike Brett, Jo Jo Ellison, 2016 Steve Jamison, Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Alex Usborne - Writer/Director: Peter Middleton & James Spinney THE GIRL WITH ALL Poison Chef / Altitude / Creative - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER THE GIFTS England / BFI - Producers: Camille Gatin, Angus Lamont 2016 - Director: Colm McCarthy - Writer: Mike Carey - Cast: Sennia Nanua, Paddy Considine, Fisayo Akinade, Gemma Arterton, Dominique Tipper, Glenn Close 45 YEARS The Bureau / Creative England / - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 2015 BFI / Film4 - Producer: Tristan Goligher - Writer/Director: Andrew Haigh - Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay KEEPING ROSY Redemption Films - PRODUCER 2014 - Director: Steve Reeves - Writer: Mike Oughton & Steve Reeves - Cast: Maxine Peake, Blake Harrison United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Production Company Notes JADOO Jadoo Films - PRODUCER 2013 - Writer/Director: Amit Gupta - Cast: Ray Panthaki, Nikesh Patel, Adeel Akhtar, Amara Karan RESISTANCE Resistance Films - PRODUCER 2011 - Director: Amit Gupta - Writer: Amit Gupta & Owen Sheers - Cast: Michael Sheen, Iwan Rheon, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Dreymon EDEN LAKE Celador Films - PRODUCER 2008 - Writer/Director: James Watkins - Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kelly Reilly, Jack O'Connell, Thomas Turgoose WAKING NED Chrysalis Film / Fox Searchlight - PRODUCER 1998 Pictures - Writer/Director: Kirk Jones - Cast: David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt - PGA Nomination for Outstanding Producer SHOOTING FISH Chrysalis Films - PRODUCER & CO-WRITER 1997 - Director: Stefan Schwartz - Co-Writer: Stefan Schwartz - Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Stewart Townsend, Dan Futterman SOFT TOP HARD Gruber Bros - PRODUCER SHOULDER - Director: Stefan Schwartz 1992 - Writer: Peter Capaldi - Cast: Peter Capaldi, Frances Barber, Richard Wilson, Phyllis Logan United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected].