David Barron


Biography

David Barron held so many positions at so many levels in the movie business, he could have probably made a major studio film all by himself. In the initial years of his career he worked as a location manager, a line producer, and an assistant director on films such as the Cambodian holocaust drama "The Killing Fields" (1984) and the cult fairy tale satire "The Princess Bride" (1987). Fol...

Biography

David Barron held so many positions at so many levels in the movie business, he could have probably made a major studio film all by himself. In the initial years of his career he worked as a location manager, a line producer, and an assistant director on films such as the Cambodian holocaust drama "The Killing Fields" (1984) and the cult fairy tale satire "The Princess Bride" (1987). Following these formative experiences, Barron rose to become a full-fledged producer. His first credit in his new position came on the 1995 small-time show business comedy "A Midwinter's Tale," written by, directed, and starring Kenneth Branagh. The two men would combine for Branagh's next two efforts, a pair of Shakespeare adaptations--"Othello" (1995) and "Hamlet" (1996). Early the following decade, Barron won the job of producer for another, very different series: the film adaptations of the mega-popular "Harry Potter" books. Initially, he started as executive producer on a pair of movies in the series, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002), and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005), but soon stepped up to the producer's office. In this role, he helped make the final movies in the chain, including "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009).

Filmography

 

Assistant Direction (Feature Film)

The Killing Fields (1984)
Assistant Director

Producer (Feature Film)

Terminal (2018)
Producer
Jungle Book: Origins (2018)
Producer
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
Producer
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Producer
Cinderella (2015)
Producer
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Producer
Frank (2014)
Producer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Producer
Coastliners (2010)
Producer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Producer
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Producer
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Producer
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Executive Producer
Sahara (2005)
Coproducer
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Executive Producer
Possession (2002)
Executive Producer
It Was An Accident (2001)
Executive Producer
Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
Producer
Hamlet (1996)
Producer
A Midwinter's Tale (1995)
Producer
Othello (1995)
Producer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
Associate Producer
Nightbreed (1990)
Associate Producer
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Associate Producer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Line Producer
Nightbreed (1990)
Production Supervisor
Hamlet (1990)
Production Supervisor
Strapless (1989)
Production Supervisor
The Princess Bride (1987)
Production Manager (United Kingdom)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Production Supervisor
Revolution (1985)
Production Manager

Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
Unit Production Manager
Legend (1986)
Unit Manager

Location Manager (Feature Film)

Giro City (1982)
Location Manager
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Location Manager

Film Production - Main (Special)

Theseus & the Minotaur (1997)
Production Supervisor
Orpheus & Eurydice (1997)
Production Supervisor
Perseus & the Gorgon (1997)
Production Supervisor
Daedalus & Icarus (1997)
Production Supervisor

Life Events

Bibliography