Orian Williams

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Orian Williams
Born (1965-11-11) November 11, 1965 (age 57)
OccupationProducer
Years active2000–present

Orian Williams (born 11 November 1965) is an American film producer. Williams is best known for the Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated [1] Willem Dafoe/John Malkovich film Shadow of the Vampire , [2] [3] as well as the BIFA-winning Control , [4] an Ian Curtis biopic which also received multiple Cannes [5] [6] and BAFTA [7] awards.

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Partial filmography

YearFilmCredit
2000 Shadow of the Vampire Associate Producer
2005 Tennis, Anyone...? Producer
2007 Control Producer
2008 One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur Co-producer
2013 Big Sur Producer
Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis Producer
2014 Warren Producer
Asthma Co-producer
Me Producer
2016 My Father Die Producer
2017 The Last Movie Star Executive Producer
England Is Mine Producer
2018 Curtiz Executive Producer
2019 Yellow Rose Producer
2020 Dreamkatcher Producer
Wonderwell Producer
TBA Sam & Kate Producer

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