Neal Dodson (born May 17, 1978) is an American film producer. His producer credits include the

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-nominated ''

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'', the

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-winning and

-nominated '' All Is Lost'' starring

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, the comedy '' Breakup at a Wedding'', the dramas ''

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and'' '' Viper Club'', and the film '' A Most Violent Year'' starring

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and

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, which won Best Picture from the

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. Dodson executive produced ''

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'' starring

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and

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, '' Banshee Chapter'' starring Katia Winter, ''Hollidaysburg'' starring Rachel Keller, ''Jonathan'' starring

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, ''Love On A Limb'' starring Ashley Williams and

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, '' Never Here'' starring Mireille Enos and

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, and ''Periods'' as well as co-producing '' Hateship, Loveship'' starring Kristen Wiig. Dodson also produced and appeared in the

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documentary filmmaking television series ''The Chair'', which followed two filmmakers making the same film, and was created by producer Chris Moore. Dodson frequently collaborates with the filmmaker J.C. Chandor through their CounterNarrative Films production company, as well as with actor and producer

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through their Before the Door Pictures production company, founded in 2008 with longtime friends Quinto and Corey Moosa. Dodson was born and raised in

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, where he attended Central York High School. He went to college in

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at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. After working as an actor in regional theatre and on Broadway in

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-winning production of '' The Invention of Love'', he became a feature film producer. He is married to actress Ashley Williams and they have two sons: Gus and Odie. They split their time between New York and Los Angeles. Dodson is the brother-in-law of country music star

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and Ashley's sister, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Breakup at a Wedding'' (2012) * '' All Is Lost'' (2013) * '' The Banshee Chapter'' (2014) * '' A Most Violent Year'' (2014) * ''The Chair'' (2015) (documentary TV series) * '' Hateship, Loveship'' (2015) *''

'' (2017) * '' Never Here'' (2017) * '' Jonathan'' (2018) * '' Viper Club'' (2018) * '' Triple Frontier'' (2019)

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dodson, Neal 1978 births People from York, Pennsylvania Film producers from Pennsylvania Living people Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni