Graham King

Graham King OBE (born 19 December 1961) is an English film producer.

Graham King OBE
Born	19 December 1961 England
Occupation	Film producer
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spouse(s)	Valerie King ​ (m. after 1984)​

Career

He is President and CEO of production companies Initial Entertainment Group and GK Films. He is best known for his Oscar-winning 2006 crime thriller film The Departed, which was awarded the Best Picture Oscar at the 79th Academy Awards, and Bohemian Rhapsody which was nominated for five awards including Best Picture, at the 91st Academy Awards. He has had several major commercial successes as a producer, including The Departed (which grossed $289.8 million worldwide),[1] The Tourist ($278.3 million),[2] and Bohemian Rhapsody which grossed over $903.7 million worldwide on a production budget of about $50 million ; it became the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2018 worldwide and the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time,[3] as well as one of 20th Century Fox's top ten highest-grossing films.[4] King is planning to produce a biopic about Michael Jackson.[5][6][7]

Honours

King was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[8]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

As producer Dr. T & the Women (2000) (Co-producer) The Aviator (2004) The Departed (2006) Blood Diamond (2006) Next (2007) The Young Victoria (2009) Edge of Darkness (2010) The Town (2010) London Boulevard (2010) The Tourist (2010) Rango (2011) Hugo (2011) The Rum Diary (2011) In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) Dark Shadows (2012) Jersey Boys (2014) The 5th Wave (2016) Allied (2016) Tomb Raider (2018) Delirium (2018) Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Untitled Nora Fingscheidt project (TBA)

Executive producer Changing Habits (1997) Ping! (2000) Traffic (2000) Ali (2001) The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) Desert Saints (2002) Gangs of New York (2002) (Co-executive producer) The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) An Unfinished Life (2005) First Born (2007) Gardener of Eden (2007) Argo (2012) World War Z (2013) Thanks Mojave Moon (1996) Very Bad Things (1998)

Television

Executive producer

• Traffic (2004)
• Camelot (2011)

References

1. "The Departed". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
2. "The Tourist". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
3. Mendelson, Scott (11 November 2018). "'Bohemian Rhapsody' Remains Box Office Queen With Supersonic $285M Cume". Forbes.
4. Mendelson, Scott (7 January 2019). "Bryan Singer's Golden Globe-Winning 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Is The Highest-Grossing Drama Ever". Forbes.
5. https://deadline.com/2019/11/michael-jackson-movie-bohemian-rhapsody-producer-john-logan-graham-king-1202792922/
6. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-jackson-movie-works-bohemian-rhapsody-producer-1257309
7. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/michael-jackson-music-biopic-in-the-works-from-bohemian-rhapsody-producer-1203413480/
8. "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 24.

External links

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