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David M. Thompson

Producer
Director
Writer

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David M. Thompson was born on 18 July 1950. He is a producer and director, known for Billy Elliot (2000), The First Grader (2010) and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013).

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 17 wins & 20 nominations total

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Known for

Jamie Bell in Billy Elliot (2000)

7.7

Producer

2000

Justin Chadwick, Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Ann Peacock, David M. Thompson, and Sam Feuer in The First Grader (2010)

The First Grader

7.4

Producer

2010

Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

7.1

Producer(Origin Films)

2013

Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)

Edge of Darkness

6.6

Producer

2010

Credits

Producer

Catherine the Great
6.2
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 2019
Hope Gap
6.7
- producer (produced by)
- 2019
The Woman in White
6.8
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2018
The Art of Directing
TV Mini Series
- series producer (as David Thompson)
- 2017
The Sense of an Ending
6.4
- producer
- 2017
The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90
TV Movie
- producer (as David Thompson)
- 2016
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
7.1
- executive producer: weta (as David Thompson)
- 2016
Arena
7.6
TV Series
- producer (as David Thompson)
- 2003–2016
Cider with Rosie
6.4
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2015
Woman in Gold
7.3
- producer
- 2015
What We Did on Our Holiday
6.9
- producer
- 2014
X+Y
7.1
- producer (produced by)
- 2014
Jamaica Inn
6.4
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 2014
Death Comes to Pemberley
7.1
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
7.1
- producer: Origin Films
- 2013

Director

Il était une fois...
7.2
TV Mini Series
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2009–2017
The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90
TV Movie
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2016
Arena
7.6
TV Series
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2003–2016
The Making of 'The Beast'
Video
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2015
BBC Proms
6.8
TV Series
- Director (as David Thompson, film)
- 2011
BBC Proms
6.9
TV Series
- director: interval feature (as David Thompson)
- 2010
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 1996–2008
How We Built Britain
8.2
TV Series
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2007
A Canterbury Trail
6.7
Video
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2006
Silent Britain
7.4
TV Movie
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2006
Screen Goddesses
TV Series
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2004–2007
Mike Hodges: Beyond Get Carter
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2004
Cinema Sex Politics: Bertolucci Makes 'the Dreamers'
7.5
TV Movie
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 2003
Omnibus
7.1
TV Series
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 1994–2002
The Burgess Variations
TV Mini Series
- Director (as David Thompson)
- 1999

Writer

In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

Alternative names
- David S. Thompson
Born
- July 18, 1950

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Trivia
(1997-) Head of films and single drama at BBC.

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