--- name: "David Parfitt" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-parfitt" fi1m_id: "david-parfitt" imdb_id: "nm0661406" tmdb_id: 20062 wikidata_id: "Q3018583" roles: ["Producer"] born: "8 July 1958" reviewed_on_fi1m: 13 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "producer" average_over: 12 updated: "2026-10-07T16:51:18.696097+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." --- # David Parfitt ## Identity David Parfitt - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-parfitt - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-parfitt - **IMDb ID:** nm0661406 - **TMDB ID:** 20062 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3018583 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Parfitt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018583, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661406/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20062 Producer. Born 8 July 1958 in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Producer - **Born:** 8 July 1958, Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK - **Active:** 1983–present - **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 1 acting, 12 producing - **Frequently works with:** [Stephen Evans](https://film.one/person/stephen-evans.md), [Kenneth Branagh](https://film.one/person/kenneth-branagh.md), [Nigel Hawthorne](https://film.one/person/nigel-hawthorne.md), [Trevor Nunn](https://film.one/person/trevor-nunn.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as producer, over 12 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 73 (6), 2010s 65 (5), 2020s 89 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 64 across 10 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 11, Comedy 6, Romance 5, History 4, Animation 1, Horror 1 - **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $570m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Parfitt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018583, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661406/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20062 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Father*](https://film.one/film/the-father.md) (89), [*The Wipers Times*](https://film.one/film/the-wipers-times.md) (74), [*My Week with Marilyn*](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md) (62) - **Pluto TV:** [*The Madness of King George*](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md) (83), [*Much Ado About Nothing*](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing.md) (78) - **HBO Max:** [*Parade's End*](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md) (80) - **AMC+:** [*Red Joan*](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md) (45) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography David Parfitt (born 8 July 1958) is an English film producer and former actor. He was born in Sunderland and educated at the Barbara Speake Stage School in London. He began his career as an actor, appearing in television series such as *And Mother Makes Three* and its sequel, before giving up acting in the late 1980s to focus on production. In 1987 he co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with Kenneth Branagh. Parfitt served as associate producer on *Henry V* (1989) and went on to produce or co-produce numerous British films, including *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), *The Madness of King George* (1994), *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), *Loving Vincent* (2017) and *The Father* (2020). He is a co-founder of Trademark Films. Parfitt won the Academy Award for Best Picture for *Shakespeare in Love*. *The Madness of King George* won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. He has also produced television adaptations including *Parade's End* (2012) and *The Wipers Times* (2013). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (13) ### Performed in (1) - *Henry V* (1989), Fi1m 84, as Messenger — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md) ### Produced (12) — the average rests on these - *The Father* (2020), Fi1m 89, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-father.md) - *Red Joan* (2018), Fi1m 45, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md) - *Loving Vincent* (2017), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/loving-vincent.md) - *The Wipers Times* (2013), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wipers-times.md) - *Parade's End* (2012), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md) - *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), Fi1m 62, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md) - *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md) - *Twelfth Night* (1996), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/twelfth-night-1996.md) - *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Fi1m 54, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md) - *The Madness of King George* (1994), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md) - *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing.md) - *Peter's Friends* (1992), Fi1m 72, Delegated Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/peters-friends.md) ## Complete filmography (36) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Shoulders* (2024), Thanks - *Black Dog* (2023), Executive Producer - *The Human Voice* (2022), Producer - *The Father* (2020), Producer — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-father.md) - *Red Joan* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md) - *Loving Vincent* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/loving-vincent.md) - *The Wipers Times* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wipers-times.md) - *Parade's End* (2012), series, Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md) - *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md) - *A Bunch of Amateurs* (2008), Producer - *Ella Enchanted* (2004), Producer - *Chasing Liberty* (2004), Producer - *I Capture the Castle* (2003), Producer - *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md) - *The Wings of the Dove* (1997), Producer - *Twelfth Night* (1996), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/twelfth-night-1996.md) - *The Madness of King George* (1994), Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md) - *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Co-Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md) - *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing.md) - *Peter's Friends* (1992), Delegated Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/peters-friends.md) - *Swan Song* (1992), Producer - *Look Back in Anger* (1989), Producer - *Henry V* (1989), as Messenger · Associate Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md) - *Mister Corbett's Ghost* (1987), Actor - *The Doctor and the Devils* (1985), as Billings - *To the Lighthouse* (1983), as Andrew Ramsay - *Stalky & Co* (1982), series, as Beetle - *Honky Tonk Heroes* (1981), series, as David - *Braces High* (1980), as Constable - *Love in a Cold Climate* (1980), series, as Little Matt - *Crest of a Wave* (1978), as Young Nifty - *The Peppermint Pig* (1977), series, as George - *Raffles* (1977), series, Actor - *...And Mother Makes Five* (1974), series, Actor - *And Mother Makes Three* (1971), series, Actor - *Elizabeth R* (1971), series, as Philip's Son ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - 2021: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Father* - 1999: Best Picture (won), for *Shakespeare in Love* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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