Shawn Williamson (born April 26, 1965) is a Canadian film and television producer based in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, Canada.
Early life
Williamson was born in
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
,
British Columbia
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, Canada. Shawn began his career as a stage manager at
The Arts Club Theatre in 1983 and has since produced live events, live television and television series, as well as feature films.
Career
Shawn Williamson is an
Emmy
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-nominated producer and founder of
Brightlight Pictures, a film and television production company based out of Vancouver, British Columbia that develops, packages, and produces independent feature films and television projects. Since launching in 2001, Williamson has produced more than 250 film and television series, from ''
White Noise
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'' with
Michael Keaton
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, and ''
50 Dead Men Walking'' starring
Jim Sturgess
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and
Ben Kingsley
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to
Nacho Vigalondo
Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977) is a Spanish filmmaker.
Career
Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film '' 7:35 in the Morning'', about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a cafe, which was only eight m ...
’s ''
Colossal'' starring
Anne Hathaway
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, critically-acclaimed ''
Summer of '84'', and Disney’s ''
Descendants'' films.
Williamson’s current productions include an array of critically-acclaimed film and television projects, including
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’s ''Float'' starring
Robbie Amell,
Nickelodeon
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’s ''
Monster High: The Movie,''
Netflix
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’s “
Firefly Lane”,
Amazon Prime Video
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’s “
Upload
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” and “
The Power” with
Toni Collette
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,
Auli'i Cravalho, and
John Leguizamo
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,
AMC
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Film and television
* AMC Theatres, an American movie theater chain
* AMC Networks, an American entertainment company
** AMC (TV channel)
** AMC+, streaming service
** AMC Networks International, an entertainment company
*** ...
’s “
Lucky Hank” with
Bob Odenkirk
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, and the renowned drama series “
The Good Doctor” for ABC and
Sony Pictures Television
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, which was named the most watched television series in the world at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in 2018.
A highly sought-after executive producer, Williamson’s other noteworthy credits include: ''
The Interview'' starring
Seth Rogen
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and
James Franco
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for
Columbia Pictures
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; ''
Horns'' starring
Daniel Radcliffe
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, produced in conjunction with Mandalay Pictures; and Netflix’s “
Julie and the Phantoms,” for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He also served as a producer on ''
The Company You Keep'' with Robert Redford and Shia LaBeouf, ''50/50'' starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, ''The Possession'' starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick, ''Passengers'' with Anne Hathaway, and ''The Wicker Man'' starring Nicolas Cage.
With more than 25 years at the forefront of the film and television industry, the Vancouver native began his career as a stage manager at The Arts Club Theatre in 1983 and, in addition to feature films, has since produced live events, live television and unscripted series across the globe, including Singapore, Croatia, Romania, France, England, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Australia.
Filmography
Films
* Borderline
* Float
* ''
It Lives Inside'' (2023)
*
''Every Breath You Take'' (2021) (2021)
*
''2 Hearts'' (2020)
*
''Elsewhere'' (2019)
* ''
Summer of 84''(2018)
* ''
The Package'' (2018)
* ''
Status Update'' (2018)
* ''
Scorched Earth
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'' (2018)
* ''
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
'' (2017)
* ''
Colossal'' (2016)
* ''Un-Break My Heart'' (2016)
* ''
This Is Your Death'' (2016)
* ''
Little Pink House'' (2016)
* ''
The 9th Life of Louis Drax'' (2016)
* ''
Life on the Line'' (2015)
* ''The Unspoken'' (2015)
* ''
The Interview'' (2014)
* ''Leap 4 Your Life'' (2013)
* ''
Horns'' (2013)
* ''
Assault on Wall Street'' (2013)
* ''
The Package'' (2012)
* ''
The Company You Keep'' (2012)
* ''
The Possession'' (2012)
* ''
In the Name of the King: Two Worlds'' (2011)
* ''
50/50'' (2011)
* ''
Apollo 18'' (2011)
* ''Max Schmeling'' (2010)
* ''
Frankie & Alice'' (2010)
* ''
Gunless'' (2010)
* ''
The Final Storm'' (2010)
* ''
Attack on Darfur'' (2009)
* ''
The Thaw'' (2009)
* ''
Rampage'' (2009)
* ''
Stoic
Stoic may refer to:
* An adherent of Stoicism
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'' (2009)
* ''
Possession'' (2008)
* ''
Far Cry
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'' (2008)
* ''
Passengers'' (2008)
* ''
Fifty Dead Men Walking'' (2008)
* ''
1968 Tunnel Rats'' (2008)
* ''
Normal'' (2007)
* ''
American Venus'' (2007)
* ''
They Wait
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'' (2007)
* ''
Postal'' (2007)
* ''
Whisper'' (2007)
* ''
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale'' (2007)
* ''
88 Minutes'' (2007)
* ''
White Noise 2: The Light'' (2007)
* ''
Seed
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'' (2006)
* ''
Wicker Man'' (2006)
* ''
Slither'' (2006)
* ''
BloodRayne'' (2005)
* ''
Severed'' (2005)
* ''
The Long Weekend'' (2005)
* ''
Edison'' (2005)
* ''
Alone in the Dark
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'' (2005)
* ''
White Noise
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'' (2005)
* ''
Pink Ludoos'' (2004)
* ''
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' (2004)
* ''
Going the Distance'' (2004)
* ''Lies Like Truth'' (2004)
* ''
House of the Dead'' (2003)
* ''
It's All About Love'' (2003)
* ''
Punch'' (2002)
* ''
Try Seventeen'' (2002)
* ''
Heart of America'' (2002)
* ''Sea'' (2001)
* ''
Blackwoods'' (2001)
* ''
Finder's Fee'' (2001)
* ''
Sanctimony'' (2000)
* ''
Tail Lights Fade'' (1999)
Television
Television series
* ''
Upload (TV series)
''Upload'' is an American science fiction comedy drama television series created by Greg Daniels. The series premiered on May 1, 2020, on Amazon Prime Video and was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on March 11, 2022; it h ...
'' (2020-2023)
* ''
The Power (TV series)
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'' (2023)
* ''
Lucky Hank'' (2023)
* ''
Space Force (TV series)
''Space Force'' is an American workplace comedy television series created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carell for Netflix. It centers on a group of people tasked with establishing the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces, the United States ...
'' (2022)
* ''
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers'' (TV series) (2021)
* ''
Firefly Lane'' (TV Series) (2021-2023)
* ''
The Good Doctor'' (2017-2024)
* ''
Julie and the Phantoms'' (TV Series) (2020)
* ''
Upload
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'' (2020)
* ''
50 States of Fright'' (2020)
* ''
Valley of the Boom'' (2019)
* ''
The Murders'' (2019)
* ''
Mystery 101'' (TV series) (2019-2020)
* ''
Haters Back Off
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'' (2016-2017)
* ''
Timeless'' (2016)
* ''
Wayward Pines
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'' (2016)
* ''
Second Chance'' (2016)
* ''
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries'' (TV Series) (2015-2021)
* ''Quest OutWest: Wild Food'' (2015-2020)
* ''
Witches of East End'' (2013-2014)
* ''
Rush'' (2014)
* ''
Stormworld'' (2009)
* ''
The Guard'' (2008-2009)
* ''
About a Girl'' (2007-2008)
* ''
Saved'' (2006)
* ''
Alienated'' (2003-2004)
* ''
Los Luchadores'' (2000–2001)
* ''Hollywood Off-Ramp'' (2000)
* ''
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' (1998)
* ''
Lamb Chop's Play-Along'' (1992)
Television films
* ''
Monster High 2'' (2023)
* ''3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost'' (2023)
* ''A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery'' (2023)
* ''The Wedding Contract'' (2023)
* ''Field Day'' (2023)
* ''Wedding Season'' (2023)
* ''
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery'' (2023)
* ''The Professional Bridesmaid'' (2023)
* ''When Christmas was Young'' (2022)
* ''Christmas Class Reunion'' (2022)
* ''A Christmas Spark'' (2022)
* ''Three Wise Men and a Baby'' (2022)
* ''Lights, Camera, Christmas!'' (2022)
* ''A Magical Christmas Village'' (2022)
* ''Mid-Love Crisis'' (2022)
* ''Wedding of a Lifetime'' (2022)
* ''A Royal Runaway Romance'' (2022)
* ''Cruel Instructions'' (2022)
* ''Cut, Color, Murder'' (2022)
* ''
Monster High: The Movie'' (2022)
* ''
Under Wraps 2'' (2022)
* ''
Under Wraps (2021 film)'' (2021)
* ''Christmas for Keeps'' (2021)
* ''A Clüsterfünke Christmas'' (2021)
* ''Open by Christmas'' (2021)
* ''Gingerbread Miracle'' (2021)
* ''Christmas Sail'' (2021)
* ''Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder'' (2021)
* ''Sweet Revenge: a Hannah Swensen Mystery'' (2021)
* ''Doomsday Mom'' (2021)
* ''Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part'' (2021)
* ''Don't Go Breaking My Heart'' (2021)
* ''Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con'' (2021)
* ''Cross Country Christmas'' (2020)
* ''A Sugar & Spice Holiday'' (2020)
* ''A Glenbrooke Christmas'' (2020)
* ''Love, Lights, Hanukkah!'' (2020)
* ''Sleeping with Danger'' (2020)
* ''Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story'' (2020)
* ''Hearts of Winter'' (2020)
* ''A Doggone Christmas'' (2019)
* ''It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'' (2019)
* ''A Homecoming for the Holidays'' (2019)
* ''Christmas Unleashed'' (2019)
* ''Christmas Town'' (2019)
* ''A Very Vintage Christmas'' (2019)
*
''Descendants 3'' (2019)
* ''Family Pictures'' (2019)
* ''To Have and to Hold'' (2019)
* ''Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal'' (2019)
* ''Bottled with Love'' (2019)
* ''Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter '' (2019)
* ''Valentine in the Vineyard'' (2019)
* ''Jingle Around the Clock'' (2018)
* ''Welcome to Christmas'' (2018)
* ''A Twist of Christmas'' (2018)
* ''The Girl in the Bathtub'' (2018)
*
''Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance'' (2018)
* ''Frozen in Love'' (2018)
* ''Secret Millionaire'' (2018)
* ''Doomsday'' (2017)
* ''Yellow'' (2017)
* ''Royal New Year's Eve'' (2017)
* ''The Christmas Cottage'' (2017)
* ''Christmas at Holly Lodge'' (2017)
* ''Christmas Homecoming'' (2017)
* ''I Am Elizabeth Smart'' (2017)
* ''Marry Me at Christmas'' (2017)
* ''A Harvest Wedding''(2017)
*
''Descendants 2'' (2017)
* ''Little Pink House'' (2017)
* ''Nightmare Time'' (2016)
* ''A Christmas to Remember'' (2016)
* ''Christmas List'' (2016)
* ''Operation Christmas'' (2016)
* ''Who Killed JonBenét?'' (2016)
* ''Autumn in the Vineyard'' (2016)
* ''Twist of Fate'' (2016)
*
''Adventures in Babysitting'' (2016)
* ''Sandra Brown's White Hot'' (2016)
* ''
All Yours'' (2016)
* ''Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart'' (2016)
* ''Evil Men'' (2015)
* ''The Hollow'' (2015)
* ''Just the Way You Are'' (2015)
*
''Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick'' (2015)
* ''I Do, I Do, I Do'' (2015)
* ''Vow of Violence'' (2014)
* ''Damaged'' (2014)
* ''
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever'' (2014)
* ''The Christmas Secret'' (2014)
* ''Recipe for Love'' (2013)
* ''Stolen from the Womb'' (2013)
* ''The Color of Rain'' (2013)
* ''The Good Mistress'' (2013)
* ''Hats Off to Christmas!'' (2013)
* ''Let It Snow'' (2013)
* ''Scarecrow'' (2013)
*
''Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story'' (2013)
* ''Profile for Murder'' (2013)
* ''The Trainer'' (2013)
* ''Twist of Faith'' (2013)
* ''Nearlyweds'' (2013)
* ''Finding Mrs. Claus'' (2012)
* ''The Wishing Tree'' (2012)
* ''Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade'' (2012)
* ''Gone'' (2011)
* ''Battle of the Bulbs'' (2010)
* ''Shooting Gunless'' (2010)
* ''Mistresses'' (2009)
* ''A.M.P.E.D.'' (2007)
* ''
Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep'' (2006)
* ''Bratty Babies'' (2005)
* ''Marker'' (2005)
* ''Johnny Total'' (2005)
* ''Cable Beach'' (2004)
* ''Mob Princess'' (2003)
* ''Dead in a Heartbeat'' (2002)
* ''Romantic Comedy 101'' (2002)
* ''Till Dad Do Us Part'' (2001)
* ''Spinning Out of Control'' (2001)
* ''Leo's Journey'' (2000)
* ''Murder at the Cannes Film Festival'' (2000)
* ''Special Delivery'' (2000)
* ''Final Ascent'' (2000)
* ''Becoming Dick'' (2000)
* ''The Man Who Used to Be Me'' (2000)
* ''The Spiral Staircase'' (2000)
* ''Best Actress'' (2000)
* ''Ice Angel'' (2000)
* ''Heaven's Fire'' (1999)
* ''Don't Look Behind You'' (1999)
* ''The Darklings'' (1999)
* ''Catch Me If You Can'' (1998)
* ''Shari's Passover Surprise'' (1996)
* ''Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah'' (1995)
Professional awards
References
External links
*
Brightlight Pictures
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1965 births
Living people
Film producers from British Columbia
Canadian television producers
Mass media people from Vancouver