---
name: "Christian Colson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christian-colson"
fi1m_id: "christian-colson"
imdb_id: "nm1384503"
tmdb_id: 57583
wikidata_id: "Q144896"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "15 September 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T14:54:22.559406+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Christian Colson

## Identity

Christian Colson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christian-colson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christian-colson
- **IMDb ID:** nm1384503
- **TMDB ID:** 57583
- **Wikidata ID:** Q144896
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Colson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1384503/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57583

Producer. Born 15 September 1968 in Buenos Aires.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 15 September 1968, Buenos Aires
- **Active:** 1994–2015
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 acting, 5 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Danny Boyle](https://film.one/person/danny-boyle.md), [Simon Beaufoy](https://film.one/person/simon-beaufoy.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as producer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 82 (2), 2010s 82 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 76 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Adventure 2, History 2, Horror 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $572m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Colson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1384503/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57583

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Descent*](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md) (85)
- **Netflix:** [*Selma*](https://film.one/film/selma.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*127 Hours*](https://film.one/film/127-hours.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Christian Colson is a British film producer. Born on 15 September 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he began his career in film development and production in the UK.

He produced *The Descent* (2005) and is best known for *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture along with Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for Best Film. Other credits include *Eden Lake* (2008), *127 Hours* (2010), *Trance* (2013), *Selma* (2014), *Steve Jobs* (2015), *Battle of the Sexes* (2017) and *T2 Trainspotting* (2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (1)

- *Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge* (1994), Fi1m 82, as Coffin Carrier — [page](https://film.one/tv/knowing-me-knowing-you-with-alan-partridge.md)

### Produced (5) — the average rests on these

- *Steve Jobs* (2015), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *Selma* (2014), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *127 Hours* (2010), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/127-hours.md)
- *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/slumdog-millionaire.md)
- *The Descent* (2005), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Trust* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *Battle of the Sexes* (2017), Producer
- *T2 Trainspotting* (2017), Producer
- *Steve Jobs* (2015), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *Selma* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *Trance* (2013), Producer
- *127 Hours* (2010), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/127-hours.md)
- *The Scouting Book for Boys* (2010), Producer
- *Centurion* (2010), Producer
- *The Descent: Part 2* (2009), Producer
- *Slumdog Millionaire* (2008), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/slumdog-millionaire.md)
- *Eden Lake* (2008), Producer
- *Separate Lies* (2005), Producer
- *The Descent* (2005), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2015: Best Picture (nominated), for *Selma*
- 2011: Best Picture (nominated), for *127 Hours*
- 2009: Best Picture (won), for *Slumdog Millionaire*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Film 2009: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Slumdog Millionaire*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2009: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (won), for *Slumdog Millionaire*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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