Duncan Kenworthy
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Born | Duncan Hamish Kenworthy 1949 (age 71–72) England |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | film producer, television producer, production company co-founnder |
Duncan Hamish Kenworthy OBE (born 1949)[1] is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company DNA Films. He is currently a producer at .
Early life[]
Kenworthy was educated at Rydal Mount School, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, which is now Rydal Penrhos School, an independent international boarding school. The school renovated the sixth form social space in 2018 and, after a generous donation from Kenworthy during the campaign to all alumni for support, it named the study room in his honour, as The Kenworthy Study Room.[citation needed]
He later attended Christ's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, from 1968, graduating in 1971 with a first class degree in English. He then studied as a postgraduate in the USA.
Career[]
After finishing his education in the USA, he remained there, working with Jim Henson. On returning to the UK, he became an independent producer, with credits including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Lawn Dogs (1995), Notting Hill (1999), Love Actually (2003) and The Eagle (2011). His television productions include Jim Henson's The Storyteller and the 1996 version of Gulliver's Travels. He was also co-creator of Fraggle Rock. Appears in photographs in the credits of Four Weddings and a Funeral (although uncredited) as "Matthew's Gorgeous New Boyfriend".[2] He is currently the Vice President of BAFTA, having previously held the position of chairman (2004–06).
Selected filmography[]
- 1994: Four Weddings and a Funeral
- 1997: Lawn Dogs
- 1999: Notting Hill
- 2001: The Parole Officer
- 2003: Love Actually
- 2011: The Eagle
- 2016: The Pass
- 2018: The Children Act
Awards[]
In February 2015, the National Film and Television School's Board of Governors bestowed an Honorary Fellowship on Kenworthy.[3]
References[]
- ^ Duncan Kenworthy Biography (1949–)
- ^ "IMDB".
- ^ "Duncan Kenworthy OBE, Bestowed an Honorary Fellowship at NFTS Grad Show" Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, NFTS.
External links[]
- 1949 births
- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
- British film producers
- British television producers
- Living people
- Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Rydal Penrhos
- British film producer stubs