Lionel Wigram

Lionel Nicholas Richard Wigram (born 22 December 1962) is a British film producer and screenwriter. He is the grandson of the war hero Lionel Wigram.

Education Wigram was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford, where he was a co-founder of the Oxford Film Foundation.

Career

Wigram started working as a runner for producer Elliott Kastner. After his job for Kastner for several years, he eventually produced several low budget films for him in partnership with Cassian Elwes. He then spent ten years working in the independent world both as an executive and as a producer. He ran Geena Davis and Renny Harlin's company, The Forge, and worked at Shep Gordon and Carolyn Pfeiffer's company, Alive Films.

Wigram was named a senior vice president of production at Warner Bros. in November 2000. As a studio executive, he was responsible for buying the Harry Potter book series for the studio, as well as overseeing the eight-film series. In addition, Wigram also championed such films as Three Kings, Charlotte Gray and The Big Tease. He later transitioned from executive to independent producer with a first look deal at Warner Bros. During his tenure, Wigram produced the 2009 hit film Sherlock Holmes. Wigram also co-wrote the story for the film. He was also a producer on the sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Wigram was also executive producer of the last four Harry Potter films, as well as August Rush and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.

In 2012, Wigram started a joint production company with his frequent collaborator, Guy Ritchie, called Ritchie/Wigram Productions. The company's first film, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., was released in August 2015.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1984 Oxford Blues Production liaison 1986Heat Production assistant 1989 Never on Tuesday Producer Warm Summer Rain Producer 1991 Cool as Ice Producer and second unit director Nominated–Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst PictureNominated–Razzie Award for Worst Picture 1995 The Underneath Executive producer 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Executive producer August Rush Executive producer 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Executive producer Sherlock Holmes Producer and screen story 2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Executive producer Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Executive producer 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Executive producer Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Producer 2014 Seventh Son Producer 2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Producer, screenplay and story 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Producer Nominated–BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film 2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Producer and screenplay 2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Producer 2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Producer

Personal Wigram is married with two daughters.