David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson

director, producer, writer

David Wilkinson was born on Dec 02, 1955 in UK. David Wilkinson's big-screen debut came with To the Lighthouse directed by Colin Gregg in 1983. David Wilkinson is known for How to Change the World directed by Jerry Rothwell, Robert Hunter stars as Self and Patrick Moore as Self. The upcoming new movie David Wilkinson plays is Postcards from the 48% which will be released on Sep 27, 2018.

David Nicholas Wilkinson, director/ producer/ founder and owner of Guerilla Films is probably unique in the UK entertainment industry in that he has been involved in so many different areas since he entered the industry in 1970. His first role was playing Ronnie Winslow in "The Winslow Boy" with Kenneth More.His film "Getting Away With Murder(s) was voted No17 in The Guardian Best Films of 2021 in the UK (and by default the highest-rated documentary on that list).In 1982 he pioneered the " Reverse Co-Production" with Keith Williams BBC Head of Plays/ Films making him effectively the first true independent producer with the Corporation.His first production To The Lighthouse was nominated for a BAFTA Award. Films he has helped produce have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival, DocFest, the Galway Film Fleadh, the Grierson awards etc.From 1999 - 2019 apart from Alex Gibney's Zero Days Wilkinson's Guerilla Films has only released British & Irish productions/ co-productions within the UK & Ireland, specialising in those films that other distributors thought difficult and un-commercial.Since Louis Le Prince made the world's first film on 14th October 1888, no other British distribution company has ever made such a strong and wholehearted commitment to British films.Some of these films starred Anthony Hopkins, Alan Bates, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Pete Postlethwaite, Harvey Keitel, Richard Attenborough, Ewan McGregor, Kenneth Branagh, Stellan Skarsgård, Jim Broadbent, Richard E Grant, Susannah York, Rita Tushingham, Tom Courtenay, Joanna Lumley, Derek Jacobi, Bob Hoskins, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Capaldi, Richard Armitage, Elliott Gould, Gérard Depardieu, Tom Wilkinson, Michael York and many more. (See Guerilla Films IMDb page for details).He is also a writer both for the screen, newspapers, and magazines and co-wrote the book "Ronald Harwood's Adaptations" and has twice appeared on BBC's Radio 4's Today Programme as an expert on the British film industry.

  • Birthday

    Dec 02, 1955
  • Place of Birth

    Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK