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Rob Cowan(I)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Rob Cowan
ROB COWAN is a 40-year veteran Producer; who has worked on over 45 productions filming all over the world from Iceland to Jamaica to Luxembourg and Australia. After graduating from UBC film school, Cowan began his career in Canada in the early 1980s, working as an assistant director on such successful films as "Three Men and a Baby; "Stakeout," and "Cocktail," starring Tom Cruise. After working on the film "Betrayed," starring Debra Winger, and "Music Box," starring Jessica Lange, both produced by Irwin Winkler - Cowan came onto Winkler's directorial debut, "Guilty by Suspicion," starring Robert De Niro. After finishing the film, Cowan was asked to serve as Winkler Films head of development. Through a collaboration that lasted over 18 years, Cowan produced with Winkler "Night and the City," starring De Niro, "The Net," starring Sandra Bullock, "The Juror," starring Demi Moore; "At First Sight," starring Val Kilmer; the critically acclaimed "Life as a House," starring Kevin Kline; "Enough," starring Jennifer Lopez; and the Cole Porter biopic "De-Lovely," which was selected as the closing night film for the 2004 Cannes film festival. Striking out on his own in 2006 - Cowan produced an array of films including "Righteous Kill," starring De Niro and Al Pacino, "So Undercover," starring Miley Cyrus; James Wan's worldwide hit "The Conjuring,"; "Tammy," "The Boss" and "Superintelligence" all starring Melissa McCarthy and the blockbuster "San Andreas" starring Dwayne Johnson. His relationship with filmmaker James Wan saw him later producing "The Conjuring 2" the billion dollar box office hit - "Aquaman" and it's sequel "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."
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  • Known for

    Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
    Aquaman
    6.8
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2018
    The Conjuring (2013)
    The Conjuring
    7.5
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2013
    Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas (2015)
    San Andreas
    6.1
    • Producer
    • 2015
    Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
    The Tomorrow War
    6.6
    • Producer
    • 2021

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    Producer



    • The Hollow Season
      • executive producer
      • In Development
    • The Wrecking Crew
      • executive producer
      • Post-production



    • Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
      Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
      5.6
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2023
    • Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
      The Tomorrow War
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Bobby Cannavale and Melissa McCarthy in Superintelligence (2020)
      Superintelligence
      5.5
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2020
    • Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
      Aquaman
      6.8
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2018
    • Bonnie Aarons and Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2 (2016)
      The Conjuring 2
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Melissa McCarthy in The Boss (2016)
      The Boss
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas (2015)
      San Andreas
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Susan Sarandon and Melissa McCarthy in Tammy (2014)
      Tammy
      4.9
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • The Conjuring (2013)
      The Conjuring
      7.5
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2013
    • Jeremy Piven, Kelly Osbourne, Miley Cyrus, Josh Bowman, and Eloise Mumford in So Undercover (2012)
      So Undercover
      5.0
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Jonathan Sadowski and Devin Kelley in Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
      Chernobyl Diaries
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Touchback (2011)
      Touchback
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, and Christian McKay in I Melt with You (2011)
      I Melt with You
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Messages Deleted (2010)
      Messages Deleted
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Anthony Sellers in The Crazies (2010)
      The Crazies
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2010

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Robert De Niro in Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
      Guilty by Suspicion
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Dabney Coleman in Short Time (1990)
      Short Time
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1990
    • Music Box (1989)
      Music Box
      7.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1989
    • John Candy in Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
      Who's Harry Crumb?
      5.9
      • first assistant director: second unit (as Robert Cowan)
      • 1989
    • Tom Berenger and Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)
      Betrayed
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988)
      Cocktail
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, and Ted Danson in Three Men and a Baby (1987)
      Three Men and a Baby
      6.1
      • first assistant director (as Robert Cowan)
      • 1987
    • Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez in Stakeout (1987)
      Stakeout
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • Armand Assante, Doug Sheehan, and Lindsay Wagner in Stranger in My Bed (1987)
      Stranger in My Bed
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Robert Cowan)
      • 1987
    • Walt Disney in Disneyland (1954)
      Disneyland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Daryl Hannah in The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
      The Clan of the Cave Bear
      5.4
      • key second assistant director
      • 1986
    • Picking Up the Pieces (1985)
      Picking Up the Pieces
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1985
    • Secrets of a Married Man (1984)
      Secrets of a Married Man
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1984

    Writer



    • Nikki Deloach in The Net 2.0 (2006)
      The Net 2.0
      4.6
      Video
      • written by
      • 2006
    • The Net (1998)
      The Net
      6.1
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • written by (creator)
      • 1998–1999

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      • Robert Cowan

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