---
name: "Jonathan Cavendish"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jonathan-cavendish"
fi1m_id: "jonathan-cavendish"
imdb_id: "nm0147080"
tmdb_id: 9157
wikidata_id: "Q6272735"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "4 February 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T15:58:40.400241+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."
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# Jonathan Cavendish

## Identity

Jonathan Cavendish

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jonathan-cavendish
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jonathan-cavendish
- **IMDb ID:** nm0147080
- **TMDB ID:** 9157
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6272735
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Cavendish, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6272735, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147080/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9157

Producer. Born 4 February 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 4 February 1959
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Eric Fellner](https://film.one/person/eric-fellner.md), [Tim Bevan](https://film.one/person/tim-bevan.md), [Andrew Davies](https://film.one/person/andrew-davies.md), [Colin Firth](https://film.one/person/colin-firth.md), [Helen Fielding](https://film.one/person/helen-fielding.md), [Hugh Grant](https://film.one/person/hugh-grant.md), [Jim Broadbent](https://film.one/person/jim-broadbent.md), [Renée Zellweger](https://film.one/person/renee-zellweger.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 61, as producer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 61 (3), 2020s 61 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 57 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Romance 3, Action 1, Adventure 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,146m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Cavendish, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6272735, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147080/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9157

## Coming up

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027-12-15), Executive Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Bridget Jones's Diary*](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md) (80), [*Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason*](https://film.one/film/bridget-jones-the-edge-of-reason.md) (48)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Girlfriend*](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Next Goal Wins*](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md) (50)

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

## Biography

Jonathan Cavendish is a British independent film producer. Born on 4 February 1959, he began his career in advertising and was part of the marketing team for the launch of Channel 4 in 1982. He joined Little Bird Productions in 1983 and has produced numerous films and television projects.

In 2011, Cavendish co-founded Imaginarium Productions and The Imaginarium Studios with actor Andy Serkis. His credits include *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), *Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason* (2004), *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), *Breathe* (2017), *The Ritual* (2017), *Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle* (2018), *Next Goal Wins* (2023) and the series *The Girlfriend* (2025).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Girlfriend* (2025), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *Next Goal Wins* (2023), Fi1m 50, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md)
- *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021), Fi1m 56, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/venom-let-there-be-carnage.md)
- *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), Fi1m 54, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth-the-golden-age.md)
- *Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason* (2004), Fi1m 48, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-jones-the-edge-of-reason.md)
- *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

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

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum* (2027), Executive Producer
- *Animal Farm* (2026), Producer
- *The Girlfriend* (2025), series, Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *Brilliant Minds* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Next Goal Wins* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/next-goal-wins.md)
- *The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Venom: Let There Be Carnage* (2021), Executive Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/venom-let-there-be-carnage.md)
- *No One Gets Out Alive* (2021), Producer
- *Death and Nightingales* (2018), series, Producer
- *Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle* (2018), Producer
- *Breathe* (2017), Producer
- *The Ritual* (2017), Producer
- *Fungus the Bogeyman* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *All Good Children* (2010), Producer
- *My Last Five Girlfriends* (2010), Thanks
- *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth-the-golden-age.md)
- *Bernard and Doris* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Whiskey Echo* (2005), series, Executive Producer
- *Churchill: The Hollywood Years* (2004), Producer
- *Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason* (2004), Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-jones-the-edge-of-reason.md)
- *Trauma* (2004), Producer
- *Marie and Bruce* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md)
- *Dirty Tricks* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Gangster No. 1* (2000), Producer
- *Ordinary Decent Criminal* (2000), Producer
- *Croupier* (1998), Producer
- *St. Ives* (1998), Producer
- *Nothing Personal* (1996), Producer
- *Moondance* (1995), Producer
- *A Man of No Importance* (1994), Producer
- *Into the West* (1992), Producer
- *December Bride* (1990), Producer
- *The Last House on Needless Street*, Producer
- *The Giant's House*, Producer
- *The Monster Tale*, Executive Producer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- European Film Academy Special Jury Award 1990: European Film Academy Special Jury Award (won), for *December Bride*

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

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