Lionel Wigram (film producer)

Lionel Wigram
Born (1962-12-22) 22 December 1962 (age 63)
London, England
OccupationsFilm producer, screenwriter

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 Writer Producer Notes
1989 Never on Tuesday No Yes
Warm Summer Rain No Yes
1991 Cool as Ice No Yes Also second unit director
2009 Sherlock Holmes Story Yes
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows No Yes
2014 Seventh Son No Yes
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Yes Yes
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them No Yes
2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Yes Yes
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald No Yes
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore No Yes

Executive producer

Other credits

Year Title Role
1984 Oxford Blues Production liaison
1986 Heat Production assistant

Personal

Wigram is married with two daughters.

References

  1. ↑ Eller, Claudia (19 December 2009). "A sorcerer of the big screen". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Brazen Notes, Issue 10, Spring 2010" (PDF). Brasenose College, Oxford. 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Union Films - Filmorgraphy - Lionel Wigram". www.unionfilms.org. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 19 December 2009.