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Bradford Simpson is an American film and television producer and partner at Los Angeles-based film studio Color Force.[1]

Life and career

Simpson grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Brown University.[2]

He began his career at Killer Films, where he served as an executive and a producer.[3] At Killer Films he co-produced Far from Heaven, Party Monster and A Home at the End of the World, and served as associate producer on Boys Don't Cry and Camp.[3] He was also involved with independent films such as Velvet Goldmine, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Happiness, and One Hour Photo.[3]

From 2004 to 2007, Simpson served as President of Appian Way Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio's Warner Bros-based production company.[4]

Simpson served as executive producer of Marc Forster's films Machine Gun Preacher in 2011 and World War Z in 2013.[1][5] He also produced Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days along with future producing partner, Nina Jacobson.[6]

Color Force

In 2012, he joined Color Force as a partner.[1] Later that year, Simpson and Nina Jacobson signed a first-look deal with FX Productions for original programs.[7]

In 2016, FX aired The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, produced by Color Force.[8] Simpson won an Emmy Award for his work on the series the same year, as well as a Golden Globe.[9][10] Simpson also won a BAFTA, a Critics' Choice award, a TCA award, and a Producers Guild of America award.[11][12][13][14]

In 2016, FX Productions signed Simpson and Jacobson to an exclusive production deal for original programming.[15]

In 2018, Simpson produced the second American Crime Story series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.[16] For his work on The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Simpson received an Emmy award, a Golden Globe award, a Critics' Choice award, a TCA award, and a Producers Guild award.[16][17][18][19][20] The same year, Simpson served as an executive producer on the FX series Pose.[21]

Simpson produced Crazy Rich Asians and Ben Is Back with Jacobson in 2018.[22][21][23]

He executive produced Richard Linklater's Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).[24] Simpson is executive producing The Goldfinch, an adaptation of Donna Tart's novel of the same name,[25] and will serve as one of the executive producers on the television adaptation of Y: The Last Man for FX.[26]

Filmography

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit
1999 Boys Don't Cry Associate producer
2002 Far from Heaven Co-producer
2003 Party Monster
Camp Associate producer
2004 A Home at the End of the World Co-producer
2007 Gardener of Eden
2010 Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Machine Gun Preacher Executive producer
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Disconnect Executive producer
2013 World War Z Executive producer
2014 Electric Slide Executive producer
2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
2018 Come Sunday Executive producer
Crazy Rich Asians
Ben Is Back
2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
The Goldfinch
2020 All Day and a Night
2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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Rich People Problems
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1995 The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love Promotion coordinator
1997 Kiss Me, Guido Production assistant: Additional unit
1998 Velvet Goldmine Assistant production executive: Killer Films
2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Head of development: Killer Films
Series 7: The Contenders Director of development: Killer Films
The Grey Zone Head of development: Killer Films
Thanks
Year Film Role
2001 Chelsea Walls Special thanks
2017 Band Aid The producers wish to thank

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
2016 Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson - American Crime Story Executive producer Documentary
The Infamous Executive producer Television pilot
2018−21 Pose Executive producer
2021 Y: The Last Man Executive producer
2016−21 American Crime Story Executive producer
2023 Class of '09 Executive producer
Шаблон:TableTBA The Sterling Affairs Executive producer

References

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External links

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