Richard Alan Reid (born 29 September 1984) is a film and television producer, director and media executive. He currently serves as Head of Studio at BuzzFeed Inc and Executive Vice President of Global Content at

BuzzFeed BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content. ...

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and

HuffPost ''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and ...

. Reid attended the

Reading Blue Coat School ('Truth Conquers All) , established = , closed = , type = Independent day school Public school , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_label ...

and the

Redroofs Theatre School Redroofs Theatre School is an independent part-time theatre training school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The school was established in 1947 in London and moved to Littlewick Green in 1964 into a house that was once the home of Ivor Novello ...

in Berkshire. He later became a member of

The National Youth Theatre The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and registered charity in London. Its aim is to develop and nurture young people through creative arts and theatrical productions. Founded in 1956 as the world's first youth the ...

in London, attended

New York Film Academy New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, ...

, University of Sussex and graduated from

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Career

Formerly an Actor, Reid's acting credits include ''

Love, Wedding, Marriage ''Love, Wedding, Marriage'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in romantic comedy, western, and drama films. Appearing on scr ...

'', '' William & Kate: The Movie'', ''

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'', ''

Tulip Fever ''Tulip Fever'' is a 2017 historical romantic drama film directed by Justin Chadwick and written by Deborah Moggach and Tom Stoppard, adapted from Moggach's 1999 novel of the same name. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Alicia Vikander, Dane ...

'' with Christoph Waltz, ''

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'' with Kevin Costner, Sony Pictures' '' Austenland'', which was part of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, ''

The Legend of Hercules ''The Legend of Hercules'' is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Daniel Giat and Sean Hood, and starring Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee, and Liam Garrigan. It was distributed by ...

''., ''

There's Always Woodstock ''There's Always Woodstock'' is an American comedy-drama film directed and written by Rita Merson and starring Allison Miller, Jason Ritter, Brittany Snow, Ryan Guzman, Katey Sagal, Rumer Willis and James Wolk. It was released on March 19, ...

'', ''

The Brits Are Coming ''The Con Is On'' (previously titled ''The Brits Are Coming'') is a 2018 heist comedy film directed by James Oakley and co-written by Alex Michaelides and Oakley. The film stars Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Alice Eve, Sofía Vergara and Maggie ...

'' with Uma Thurman, ''Battle Drone'', ''

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'' (2012 episode "The Good Son"), and The Weinstein Company's ''

Woman in Gold ''Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I'' (also called ''The Lady in Gold'' or ''The Woman in Gold'') is a painting by Gustav Klimt, completed between 1903 and 1907. The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's husband, , a Jewish banker and sugar ...

'' with Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. His producer credits in feature film include

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, with

Sam Claflin Samuel George Claflin (born 27 June 1986) is an English actor. After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2009, he began his acting career on television and had his first film role as Philip Swift in '' Pirates of th ...

and Veronica Echegui,

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, with

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for Lionsgate, Amazon's

My Fake Boyfriend ''My Fake Boyfriend'' is a 2022 Canadian romantic comedy film written by Luke Albright, Greg Boaldin and Joe Wanjai Ross, directed by Rose Troche and starring Keiynan Lonsdale, Dylan Sprouse, and Sarah Hyland. Cast *Keiynan Lonsdale as Andrew * ...

with

Sarah Hyland Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Born in Manhattan, she attended the Professional Performing Arts School before having small roles in the films '' Private Parts'' (1997), '' Annie'' (1999) and ''Blin ...

and

Dylan Sprouse Dylan Thomas Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zack Martin on the Disney Channel series '' The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and its spin-off, '' The Suite Life on Deck'', where he starred alo ...

One True Loves ''One True Loves'' is a 2023 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Andy Fickman as an adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The film stars Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey. ''One Tr ...

with

Phillipa Soo Phillipa Anne Soo (born May 31, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Soo gained prominence for originating the role of Eliza Hamilton in the Broadway musical ''Hamilton''. She earned nominations for the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a ...

Simu Liu Simu Liu ( ; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings''. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom '' Kim ...

and

Luke Bracey Luke Bracey (born 26 April 1989) is an Australian actor. He is known for his work in films such as ''Monte Carlo'', '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'', ''The November Man'', ''Point Break'', and ''Hacksaw Ridge''; and for television series such as ''Ho ...

The Black Demon ''The Black Demon'' is a 2023 science fiction thriller film directed by Adrian Grünberg from a screenplay by Boise Esquerra and starring Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola and Julio Cesar Cedillo. In the film, a stranded family on a crumbling oil ...

with

Josh Lucas Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer (born June 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in various films, including ''American Psycho'' (2000), '' You Can Count on Me'' (2000), '' The Deep End'' (2001), '' A Beautiful Mind'' (20 ...

, Lionsgate's

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, the

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-directed horror film '' Devil's Pass'', ''Frat Pack'', ''Accidental Love'' with

Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (; ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He ...

and

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, ''Fear of Rain'' as well as ''The End of Us'' and ''Recovery'', both of which premiered at the 2021

South By Southwest South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, ...

Film Festival. Reid's television credits include Sky TV's ''America's Elite'', ''The Rise and Fall of Lularoe'' for

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, the highly acclaimed ''Once Upon A Time A Londongrad'' for

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, and ''Worth It: UK'' which he also directed, and ''Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween'' on

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. Reid's upcoming credits include

Dear David ''Dear David'' is an upcoming American supernatural thriller film directed by John McPhail, based on Adam Ellis' Twitter thread of the same name. It stars Augustus Prew as Ellis with Justin Long and Andrea Bang in supporting roles. The film ...

for Lionsgate, and ''Puppy Love'', which he co-directed, produced and co-wrote for Lionsgate, MGM, and Amazon Freevee. Reid served as Vice President of Film & TV at ''K.Jam Media'' (

Lucky Number Slevin ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (also known as ''The Wrong Man'' in Australia, ''The 7 Affair'' in Spain, ''Hitman for Hire'' in Mexico and ''Check-Mate'' in Brazil) is a 2006 neo-noir action crime thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by ...

, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,

Lord of War ''Lord of War'' is a 2005 American crime drama film written, produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol, and co-produced by and starring Nicolas Cage. The film was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, to positive reviews and gros ...

) and Executive Vice President, Development at 'Sunrise Films.' (

Father of Invention ''Father of Invention'' is a 2010 American comedy-drama film directed by Trent Cooper, and stars Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle and Johnny Knoxville. Synopsis Robert Axle, a New Orleans-based infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his invent ...

The Whistleblower ''The Whistleblower'' is a 2010 biographical drama film directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz. Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska police officer who ...

). He is currently Head of

Studios, which produces original content across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film and digital platforms, and Executive Vice President of Global Content for

and

. He has led many thought leadership keynotes on the subjects of Creativity and content creation in the digital age. He has directed advertising campaigns for brands including

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, BMW,

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, and

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Richard Alan 1984 births Living people Male actors from London 21st-century English male actors National Youth Theatre members