Richard Jasek

Richard Jasek (born ) Jasek's father was a concert violinist who often played for The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, while his mother was a jeweller, from a winemaking family from Adelaide. Jasek's father travelled a lot and the secret police coerced him into becoming a spy for the communist regime. From the age of eleven, he began making short films with his friends. Jasek later enrolled at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney. Jasek also worked in the United Kingdom for The National Film School.

Following the exit of Maryanne Carroll, Jasek took over the role of producer on City Homicide in 2009. In September 2011, Jasek shot the film The Story of Frank Fenner and his Father Charles, which explores the life and scientific achievements of Professor Frank Fenner. Jasek was joined by Alan Hardy, who took over the role of producer. He was responsible for a number of multicultural casting choices during his tenure, including bringing the first non-white family into the core cast of the show, although this resulted in later controversy when the family was written out. On 4 December 2013, it was announced that Jasek was to leave his position as executive producer at Neighbours.

In 2017, he started to make a documentary about the Ramsay Art Prize, a visual arts prize for artists aged under 40 years old. The documentary follows some of the finalists and discovers the stories behind their works. Of the documentary Jasek said "There are so many extraordinarily creative people out there and Australia is giving birth to this fantastic generation of artists. There’s an explosion of creativity going on at the moment. You can see that in the works and the prize".