Brad Simpson (producer)

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Brad Simpson
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Brown University
Occupation(s)Film and TV producer
Color Force partner slay
Notable work Diary of a Wimpy Kid
American Crime Story
Crazy Rich Asians

Bradford Simpson is an American film and television producer and partner at Los Angeles-based film studio Color Force. [1]

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Life and career

Simpson grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Brown University. [2]

He began his career at Killer Films, where he served as an executive and a producer. [3] At Killer Films he co-produced Far from Heaven , Party Monster and A Home at the End of the World , and served as associate producer on Boys Don't Cry and Camp . [3] He was also involved with independent films such as Velvet Goldmine , Hedwig and the Angry Inch , Happiness , and One Hour Photo . [3]

From 2004 to 2007, Simpson served as President of Appian Way Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio's Warner Bros-based production company. [4]

Simpson served as executive producer of Marc Forster's films Machine Gun Preacher in 2011 and World War Z in 2013. [1] [5] He also produced Diary of a Wimpy Kid , Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days along with future producing partner, Nina Jacobson. [6]

Color Force

In 2012, he joined Color Force as a partner. [1] Later that year, Simpson and Nina Jacobson signed a first-look deal with FX Productions for original programs. [7]

In 2016, FX aired The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story , produced by Color Force. [8] Simpson won an Emmy Award for his work on the series the same year, as well as a Golden Globe. [9] [10] Simpson also won a BAFTA, a Critics' Choice award, a TCA award, and a Producers Guild of America award. [11] [12] [13] [14]

In 2016, FX Productions signed Simpson and Jacobson to an exclusive production deal for original programming. [15]

In 2018, Simpson produced the second American Crime Story series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story . [16] For his work on The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Simpson received an Emmy award, a Golden Globe award, a Critics' Choice award, a TCA award, and a Producers Guild award. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] The same year, Simpson served as an executive producer on the FX series Pose . [21]

Simpson produced Crazy Rich Asians and Ben Is Back with Jacobson in 2018. [22] [21] [23]

He executive produced Richard Linklater's Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019). [24] Simpson is executive producing The Goldfinch , an adaptation of Donna Tart's novel of the same name, [25] and will serve as one of the executive producers on the television adaptation of Y: The Last Man for FX. [26]

Filmography

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCredit
1999 Boys Don't Cry Associate producer
2002 Far from Heaven Co-producer
2003 Party Monster
Camp Associate producer
2004 A Home at the End of the World Co-producer
2007 Gardener of Eden
2010 Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Machine Gun Preacher Executive producer
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Disconnect Executive producer
2013 World War Z Executive producer
2014 Electric Slide Executive producer
2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
2018 Come Sunday Executive producer
Crazy Rich Asians
Ben Is Back
2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
The Goldfinch
2020 All Day and a Night
2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
TBA China Rich Girlfriend
Rich People Problems
Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRole
1995 The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love Promotion coordinator
1997 Kiss Me, Guido Production assistant: Additional unit
1998 Velvet Goldmine Assistant production executive: Killer Films
2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Head of development: Killer Films
Series 7: The Contenders Director of development: Killer Films
The Grey Zone Head of development: Killer Films
Thanks
YearFilmRole
2001 Chelsea Walls Special thanks
2017 Band Aid The producers wish to thank

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
2016Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson - American Crime StoryExecutive producerDocumentary
The InfamousExecutive producerTelevision pilot
2018−21 Pose Executive producer
2021 Y: The Last Man Executive producer
2016−21 American Crime Story Executive producer
2023 Class of '09 Executive producer
TBAThe Sterling AffairsExecutive producer

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