Richard B. Lewis
| Richard Barton Lewis | |
|---|---|
 Richard Barton Lewis 2004 Eulogy Event | |
| Born | 20th September 1953 |
| Residence | Los Angeles, CA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Producer, Writer |
| Known for | August Rush |
Richard Barton Lewis is an American film producer and writer. The Founder and CEO of Southpaw Entertainment and co-founder of Trilogy Entertainment, Lewis's career has generated more than $1.2 billion dollars in revenue from 16 films, 11 soundtracks, and over 300 hours of prime time television. Lewis’s productions have been honored with more than 135 Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and other prestigious entertainment awards, garnering strong recognition for developing and producing such Oscar nominated films as August Rush (Robin Williams, Freddie Highmore & Keri Russell), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman and Alan Rickman) and Backdraft (Ron Howard, Kurt Russell & Robert DeNiro) to the screen as well as the Emmy Awarding winning MGM/UA series The Outer Limits.
Lewis led production on Warner Bros' film August Rush, producing both the film and its Oscar and Grammy nominated soundtrack, as well as the Broadway musical adapted by Tony Award-winner director John Doyle. His most recent release was the sci-fi love story, The Space Between Us. Asa Butterfield (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ender’s Game, Hugo) and Gary Oldman (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Dark Knight Rises, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) starred in this interplanetary adventure based on a story co-written by Lewis about the first human born on Mars who dreams of coming to Earth.
Lewis is a graduate of UC Berkeley's department of Biological Anthropology, and received his master's degree from UCLA's School of Motion Picture and Television Production.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Episode Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Space Between Us | Producer | |
| 2014 | Some Kind of Beautiful | Producer | |
| 2007 | August Rush | Producer | |
| 2007 | Brooklyn Rules | Producer | |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Producer | |
| 2004 | House of D | Producer | |
| 1995-2001 | The Outer Limits | Executive Producer | 75 episodes |
| 1996-1999 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Executive Producer | 70 episodes |
| 1998 | Houdini | Executive Producer | |
| 1998 | Creature | Executive Producer | |
| 1998 | The Magnificent Seven | Executive Producer | 9 episodes |
| 1998 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Executive Producer | |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Executive Producer | |
| 1997 | Fame L.A. | Executive Producer | |
| 1997 | Larger Than Life | Executive Producer | |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | Producer | |
| 1995 | Tank Girl | Producer | |
| 1994 | Blown Away | Producer | |
| 1993 | Taking Liberty | Executive Producer | |
| 1993 | Lifepod | Executive Producer | |
| 1993 | Space Rangers | Executive Producer | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Producer | |
| 1991 | Backdraft | Producer | |
| 1990 | A Gnome Named Gnorm | Producer | |
| 1988 | The Kiss | Producer | |
| 1985 | The Zoo Gang | Co-producer | |
| 1984 | Best Revenge | Associate Producer |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Television series | Award/nomination shared with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CableACE Award for Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits | Maribeth Derry, Tom Snow, Robbie Buchanan | Won |
| 1996 | Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits, episode "Sandkings" | John Watson, Pen Densham, Justis Greene, James Nadler | Nominated |
| 1997 | Gemini Award forBest Short Dramatic Program | The Outer Limits, episode "A Stitch in Time"" | James Nadler, Brad Wright, Brent-Karl Clackson, Pen Densham, John Watson | Won |
| Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits | Jonathan Glassner, Sam Egan, John Watson, Brent-Karl Clackson, Brad Wright, James Nadler, Pen Densham | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Fame L.A. | Won | |
| 2000 | Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits season 4 | Sam Egan, Brent-Karl Clackson, John Watson, Pen Densham | Nominated |
| 2001 | Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series | The Outer Limits | John Watson, Mark Stern, Brent-Karl Clackson, Pen Densham, Sam Egan | Nominated |
External links
- Richard B. Lewis on IMDb
- "Richard Barton Lewis". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.