Timothy John Bevan, (born 20 December 1957) is a New Zealand-British film producer, the co-chairman (with Eric Fellner) of the production company Working Title Films. Bevan and Fellner are the most successful British producers of their era, having produced several critically and commercially successful films including '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), '' Elizabeth'' (1998), '' Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Billy Elliot'' (2000), '' Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001), '' Atonement'' (2007), '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), '' The Theory of Everything'' (2014), and '' Darkest Hour'' (2017). They are also notable for their long-time collaboration with American filmmakers the Coen brothers, having produced '' Barton Fink'' (1991), ''

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'' (1996), '' The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994), '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998), and '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' among others. As of 2017, films by Working Title Films have won 12 Academy Awards and 39

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. Bevan was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the

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for services to the British film industry.

Early life and education

Bevan was born in 1957 in Queenstown, New Zealand. From 1969—1974, he was educated at Sidcot School, a

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, near the village of Winscombe in North Somerset, in South West England. He then attended Cheltenham College, a boarding independent school in the spa town of

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in Gloucestershire, in the West of England.

Life and career

Bevan co-founded Working Title Films in London with

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and Graham Bradstreet in the 1980s. ( Eric Fellner now partners Tim Bevan at Working Title Films). Among Bevan's more than 40 films as producer or executive producer are ''

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'', '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', '' The Guru'', ''

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'', '' Love Actually'', '' Notting Hill'', '' Elizabeth'', '' Bridget Jones's Diary'', '' Atonement'', and '' Frost/Nixon''. Through 2017, the films he has co-produced have grossed a total of almost $7 billion worldwide. Working Title Films signed a deal with Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported US$600 million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 million without having to consult their paymasters. Bevan is a co-producer of the West End musical '' Billy Elliot''.

Personal life

Bevan is divorced from English actress Joely Richardson; the two have a daughter, Daisy, born in 1992. Bevan is now married to Amy Gadney, and they have a daughter Nell, born 2001, and a son Jago, born 2003.

Filmography

Film

Television

Executive producer

Awards and honours

*2005: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) *2013 received the degree of Doctor honoris causa from

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bevan, Tim 1957 births Living people British film producers British television producers People from Queenstown, New Zealand People educated at Cheltenham College People educated at Sidcot School Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award Golden Globe Award-winning producers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Tony Award winners Working Title Films New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom