David Parfitt | |
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Born | Sunderland, County Durham, England | 8 July 1958
Education | Barbara Speake Stage School, London |
Occupation | Producer |
Years active | 1971–present |
David Parfitt (born 8 July 1958) is an English film producer, actor, and co-founder of Trademark Films. [1] He won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards for Shakespeare in Love (1998). [2]
Parfitt was born in Sunderland and educated at the Barbara Speake Stage School, an independent school in London.
He began his stage career with the Sunderland Empire Theatre Society in 1969 and later gained work on television, including playing Peter Harrison in the sitcoms ...And Mother Makes Three (1971–1973) and its sequel ...And Mother Makes Five (1974–1976) and appearing in Love in a Cold Climate (1980). In the BBC Radio 4 serial The Archers , he was the first actor in the role of Tim Beecham, an old friend of Nigel Pargetter.
Parfitt gave up acting in the late 1980s to concentrate on production. He co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with Kenneth Branagh in 1987, and was associate producer of Renaissance Film's first production, Henry V in 1989. Since then he has produced and associate-produced many British films, including Peter's Friends , Swan Song (1992), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , Twelfth Night (1996), The Wings of the Dove (1997), Gangs of New York (Production Consultant), I Capture the Castle , Chasing Liberty , A Bunch of Amateurs , My Week with Marilyn , Loving Vincent and Red Joan . Shakespeare in Love won the BAFTA Award for Best Film [3] as well as the Academy Award and The Madness of King George won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film [4] in 1996.
He produced TV adaptations of Parade's End in 2012 and The Wipers Times in 2013 for the BBC, both of which were nominated for British Academy Television Awards. [5] [6] His company has since produced The Wipers Times in theatres in the West End and throughout the UK. [7]
He also produced The Father (2020) and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture, [8] as well as nominations for Best Film and Outstanding British Film at the BAFTA Film Awards. [9]
He was Chairman of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) from 2008 to 2010 [10] and was Chair of Film London from 2010 to 2017. [11] Since 2018 he has been a governor of Dulwich College, where he was formerly a parent. [12]
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland in 1999. He lives in Brixton with his wife Liz and their three sons, Bill, Thomas and Max.
He is a supporter of Sunderland AFC. [13]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Credit |
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1989 | Henry V | Associate producer |
1992 | Peter's Friends | Line producer |
1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | |
1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Co-producer |
The Madness of King George | ||
1996 | Twelfth Night | |
1997 | The Wings of the Dove | |
1998 | Shakespeare in Love | |
2003 | I Capture the Castle | |
2004 | Chasing Liberty | |
2008 | Dean Spanley | Executive producer |
A Bunch of Amateurs | ||
2011 | My Week with Marilyn | |
2017 | Loving Vincent | Executive producer |
2018 | Red Joan | |
2020 | The Father |
Year | Film | Role |
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1985 | The Doctor and the Devils | Billings |
1989 | Henry V | Messenger |
Year | Film | Role |
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2002 | Gangs of New York | Production consultant |
Year | Film | Role |
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2003 | The Republic of Love | Many thanks |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1989 | Look Back in Anger | Television film |
2012 | Parade's End | |
2013 | The Wipers Times | Television film |
2014 | Glyndebourne: The Untold History | Documentary |
TBA | The War Rooms |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Elizabeth R | Philip's Son | |
1973 | A Picture of Katherine Mansfield | Pip | |
The Kids from 47A | Starkey | ||
1971−73 | ...And Mother Makes Three | Peter Harrison | |
1974−76 | ...And Mother Makes Five | Peter Redway | |
1977 | Jackanory Playhouse | Mark Armitage | |
Raffles | Pageboy | ||
The Peppermint Pig | George | ||
1978 | Play for Love | Peter | |
Touch and Go | Charles | ||
The Lost Boys | Nico | Television film | |
1978−80 | Premiere | Police Constable Young Nifty | |
1980 | Mackenzie | Alan | |
Love in a Cold Climate | Little Matt | ||
1981 | Honky Tonk Heroes | David | |
Funny Man | Tommy Green | ||
1982 | Stalky & Co. | Beetle | |
1983 | To the Lighthouse | Andrew Ramsay | Television film |
1984 | Moonfleet | Boy with Gun | |
1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost | — | Television film |
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