Graham King

Graham King
Born	19 December 1961 England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Film producer

Graham King, OBE (born 19 December 1961) is a British film producer. He is President and CEO of production companies Initial Entertainment Group and GK Films. He is best known for his Academy Award winning 2006 crime thriller film The Departed, which was awarded the Best Picture Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards. He has had several major commercial successes as producer, such as The Departed (which grossed $289,847,354 internationally)^[1] and The Tourist (which grossed $278,346,189 internationally).^[2]

King was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.^[3]

Filmography

• Dr. T & the Women (2000) (co-producer)
• Traffic (2000) (executive producer)
• Ali (2001) (executive producer)
• The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) (executive producer)
• Desert Saints (2002) (executive producer)
• Gangs of New York (2002) (co-executive producer)
• The Aviator (2004) (producer)
• Traffic (2004) (executive producer)
• The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) (executive producer)
• An Unfinished Life (2005) (executive producer)
• The Departed (2006) (producer)
• Blood Diamond (2006) (producer)
• First Born (2007) (executive producer)
• Next (2007) (producer)
• Gardener of Eden (2007) (executive producer)
• The Young Victoria (2009) (producer)
• Edge of Darkness (2010) (producer)
• London Boulevard (2010) (producer)
• The Town (2010) (producer)
• The Tourist (2010) (producer)
• Camelot (2011) (executive producer)
• Rango (2011) (producer)
• The Rum Diary (2011) (producer)
• Hugo (2011) (producer)
• In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) (producer)
• Dark Shadows (2012) (producer)
• Argo (2012) (executive producer)
• World War Z (2013) (executive producer)
• Jersey Boys (2014) (producer)
• The 5th Wave (2016) (producer)
• Five Seconds of Silence (2016) (producer)
• The Magic Finger (TBA) (producer)
• Mercury (TBA) (producer)

References

1. "The Departed". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
2. "The Tourist". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59282. p. 24. 31 December 2009.

External links

• GK Films Official website
• Graham King at the Internet Movie Database
• Graham King: Brit in Holywood Interview
• Graham King in the Film Power 100: the full list