Douglas Urbanski Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a BAFTA Award for Best British Film for "Nil by Mouth" in 1998
• Graduated from New York University with a degree in Drama
• Got his start as an assistant to the general manager of the off-Broadway show "Getting Out" and soon became a partner in the theater management firm Buckley & Urbanski
• Is the Chairman of the Douglas Management Group, The SE8 Group, and DMG Media Consultants
• Was the head representative for the "Crocodile Dundee" franchise and assisted in packaging on the "Harry Potter" franchise and the rebooted "Batman" trilogy
• Best known as the executive producer of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and the producer of "The Contender․"
• Has often worked with actor Gary Oldman on films like "The Contender," "Nil by Mouth," and "Nobody's Baby" and started the indie film company SE8 Group with him in 1996
• Has had a few small but memorable acting roles, including the Mayor of Detroit in "RoboCop" and Harvard President Larry Summers in "The Social Network․"
• Was the voice of The Head in the English version of the 2009 animated film "Toys in the Attic․"