Biography
Richard Whelan is a highly experienced producer and 1st assistant director whose career in the film industry spans 36 years.
He started in 1985 as a PA on James Cameron’s blockbuster, Aliens, and quickly moved up to the role of 2nd assistant director on acclaimed films such as Patriot Games, First Knight, the James Bond film, Goldeneye, and many more. Soon after, Richard moved into the position of 1st assistant director for films like Fever Pitch, Mama Mia: Here We Go Again, Sliding Doors, Fast & Furious; Hobbs & Shaw, Steven Spielberg’s epic mini-series Band of Brothers, George Lucas’ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Amazon Prime’s Citadel (release 2022).
Richard was associate producer of Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger and co-founder of the production company Eight Wonder Pictures. He is producing a feature film based on the highly popular British series, The Professionals, and the film The Owl.
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Filmography
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Movies 20
Director 16
Producer 3
self 1
Morbius (2022)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
The Commuter (2018)
Finding Your Feet (2017)
Assassin's Creed (2016)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Maleficent (2014)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Firewall (2006)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Wimbledon (2004)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Hunting Venus (1999)
Sliding Doors (1998)
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Fever Pitch (1997)
First Knight (1995)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
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