---
name: "Rebecca O'Brien"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rebecca-obrien"
fi1m_id: "rebecca-obrien"
imdb_id: "nm0639780"
tmdb_id: 15491
wikidata_id: "Q2134946"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "25 October 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T13:23:51.858960+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."
---

# Rebecca O'Brien

## Identity

Rebecca O'Brien

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rebecca-obrien
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rebecca-obrien
- **IMDb ID:** nm0639780
- **TMDB ID:** 15491
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2134946
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_O%27Brien, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2134946, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639780/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15491

Producer. Born 25 October 1957 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 25 October 1957, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1985–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Ken Loach](https://film.one/person/ken-loach.md), [Paul Laverty](https://film.one/person/paul-laverty.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as producer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 85 (1), 1990s 72 (2), 2010s 79 (4), 2020s 65 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Adventure 1, Family 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $303m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_O%27Brien, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2134946, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639780/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15491

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sorry We Missed You*](https://film.one/film/sorry-we-missed-you.md) (82), [*The Old Oak*](https://film.one/film/the-old-oak.md) (65)
- **AMC+:** [*I, Daniel Blake*](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md) (82)

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

## Biography

Rebecca O'Brien is a British film producer. Born on 25 October 1957 in London, she began her career in theatre and children's television before working in production roles, including as location manager on *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985).

She has been the producer on most of Ken Loach's feature films since *Land and Freedom* (1995), including *The Wind That Shakes the Barley* (2006), *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), *Sorry We Missed You* (2019) and *The Old Oak* (2023). With Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty she runs the production company Sixteen Films, founded in 2002. Her other credits include co-producer on *Bean* (1997) and producer on *You Were Never Really Here* (2017).

O'Brien has received two Palme d'Or awards at the Cannes Film Festival, for *The Wind That Shakes the Barley* and *I, Daniel Blake*. She shared a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film for *I, Daniel Blake*.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Old Oak* (2023), Fi1m 65, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-old-oak.md)
- *Sorry We Missed You* (2019), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-we-missed-you.md)
- *You Were Never Really Here* (2017), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/you-were-never-really-here.md)
- *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md)
- *Dheepan* (2015), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dheepan.md)
- *Bean* (1997), Fi1m 60, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bean.md)
- *Land and Freedom* (1995), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/land-and-freedom.md)
- *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985), Fi1m 85, Location Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/my-beautiful-laundrette.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

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

- *Harvest* (2025), Producer
- *On Falling* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Old Oak* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-old-oak.md)
- *Pylon* (2023), Executive Producer
- *My Son* (2021), Producer
- *Sorry We Missed You* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/sorry-we-missed-you.md)
- *Lynn + Lucy* (2019), Executive Producer
- *You Were Never Really Here* (2017), Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/you-were-never-really-here.md)
- *Jasper Jones* (2017), Executive Producer
- *I, Daniel Blake* (2016), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/i-daniel-blake.md)
- *City of Tiny Lights* (2016), Producer
- *Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach* (2016), Producer
- *Dheepan* (2015), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/dheepan.md)
- *Jimmy's Hall* (2014), Producer
- *Mediastan* (2013), Producer
- *The Spirit of '45* (2013), Producer
- *The Angels' Share* (2012), Producer
- *Route Irish* (2011), Producer
- *tadeusz.kantor@europa.pl* (2011), Actor
- *Jean Charles* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Summer* (2008), Executive Producer
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), Producer
- *It's a Free World...* (2007), Producer
- *The Wind That Shakes the Barley* (2006), Producer
- *Carry On Ken* (2006), as Executive Producer
- *Tickets* (2005), Producer
- *Ae Fond Kiss...* (2004), Producer
- *Sweet Sixteen* (2002), Producer
- *The Navigators* (2001), Producer
- *Princesa* (2001), Producer
- *Bread and Roses* (2000), Producer
- *My Name Is Joe* (1998), Producer
- *Bean* (1997), Co-Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/bean.md)
- *Land and Freedom* (1995), Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/land-and-freedom.md)
- *Hidden Agenda* (1990), Co-Producer
- *Friendship's Death* (1987), Producer
- *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985), Location Manager — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/my-beautiful-laundrette.md)
- *Alma*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Кристофер Хэмптон и Ребекка О'Брайен на 7-м Одесском международном кинофестивале. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/15817/gallery-3e61f7629b0e.jpg) Кристофер Хэмптон и Ребекка О'Брайен на 7-м Одесском международном кинофестивале. (2016) — Григорий Ганзбург, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Hampton1.jpg/1280px-Hampton1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Кристофер Хэмптон, Ребекка О'Брайен, Ева Нейман на открытии 7-го Одесского международного кинофестиваля. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/15817/gallery-640ca5b70690.jpg) Кристофер Хэмптон, Ребекка О'Брайен, Ева Нейман на открытии 7-го Одесского международного кинофестиваля. (2016) — Григорий Ганзбург, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Hampton5.jpg/1280px-Hampton5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rebecca O'Brien](https://film.one/media/person/15817/gallery-359466524ecd.jpg) Rebecca O'Brien — Joss Barratt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/IDB_BTS_DAY_2_067_Rebecca_OBrien_%28Producer%29.jpg/1280px-IDB_BTS_DAY_2_067_Rebecca_OBrien_%28Producer%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ken Loach à la Cinémathèque française, le 16 avril 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/15817/gallery-e34d09742b5a.jpg) Ken Loach à la Cinémathèque française, le 16 avril 2026. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Ken_Loach_2026_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ребекка О'Брайен на 7-м Одесском международном кинофестивале. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/15817/gallery-3b15240e30f4.jpg) Ребекка О'Брайен на 7-м Одесском международном кинофестивале. (2016) — Григорий Ганзбург, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/RebekkaOBr.jpg/1280px-RebekkaOBr.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Film 2016: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *I, Daniel Blake*

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

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