David Barron Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama for "Page Eight․"
• Won an Art Directors Guild award for Contribution to Cinematic Imagery for "Harry Potter" in 2012
• Began his film career in commercials before getting into television and film production
• Quote: "(On dealing with the popularity of "Harry Potter"): "Our job was just to make the very best film we could, that we were capable of, of Jo's books․․․All we could do is get up every day and say, 'This is what we have to do․ How can we do it the best?'""
• Best known for his involvement as producer and executive producer in the "Harry Potter" film series
• Has formed three film production companies: Contagious Films with director Paul Weiland, Runaway Fridge Films, and Beagle Pug Films
• Worked on all but the first and third "Harry Potter" films
• Worked with fellow "Harry Potter" producer David Heyman on the BBC TV movie "Page Eight," which also stars "Harry Potter" actors Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, and Bill Nighy