---
name: "Richard Pearson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-pearson"
fi1m_id: "richard-pearson"
imdb_id: "nm0669362"
tmdb_id: 9646
wikidata_id: "Q562675"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "3 November 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 59
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T16:18:20.866287+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."
---

# Richard Pearson

## Identity

Richard Pearson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-pearson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-pearson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0669362
- **TMDB ID:** 9646
- **Wikidata ID:** Q562675
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pearson_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562675, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9646

Editor. Born 3 November 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 3 November 1961, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Rick Pearson
- **Frequently works with:** [Charles Roven](https://film.one/person/charles-roven.md), [Chris Lebenzon](https://film.one/person/chris-lebenzon.md), [Christopher Rouse](https://film.one/person/christopher-rouse.md), [Gal Gadot](https://film.one/person/gal-gadot.md), [Jon Jashni](https://film.one/person/jon-jashni.md), [Paul Greengrass](https://film.one/person/paul-greengrass.md), [Thomas Tull](https://film.one/person/thomas-tull.md), [Zack Snyder](https://film.one/person/zack-snyder.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 69 (4), 2010s 54 (5), 2020s 51 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 56 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 8 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 10, Adventure 7, Science Fiction 4, Fantasy 3, Thriller 3, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,974m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pearson_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562675, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9646

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Iron Man 2*](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md) (56), [*Maleficent*](https://film.one/film/maleficent.md) (55), [*Uncharted*](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md) (50)
- **HBO Max:** [*Wonder Woman 1984*](https://film.one/film/wonder-woman-1984.md) (52), [*Godzilla: King of the Monsters*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters.md) (48), [*Justice League*](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md) (40)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Bourne Supremacy*](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-supremacy.md) (81), [*Quantum of Solace*](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md) (58)
- **Peacock:** [*United 93*](https://film.one/film/united-93.md) (88)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Men in Black II*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md) (48)

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

## Biography

Richard Pearson is an American film editor. He is credited, sometimes as Rick Pearson, on numerous action and blockbuster films.

Pearson was born in 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in New Hope, Minnesota. As a student he interned at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis before moving to Hollywood in 1985. His first editing credit was the 1998 miniseries *From the Earth to the Moon*. He later edited *Muppets from Space* (1999) and two films directed by Frank Oz: *Bowfinger* (1999) and *The Score* (2001).

With Clare Douglas and Christopher Rouse, Pearson received the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for *United 93* (2006); the editors were also nominated for an Academy Award and an ACE Eddie Award. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors. His credits include *The Bourne Supremacy* (2004), *Iron Man 2* (2010), *Maleficent* (2014), *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), *Justice League* (2017), *Wonder Woman 1984* (2020) and *Uncharted* (2022).

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Uncharted* (2022), Fi1m 50, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md)
- *Wonder Woman 1984* (2020), Fi1m 52, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/wonder-woman-1984.md)
- *Godzilla: King of the Monsters* (2019), Fi1m 48, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters.md)
- *Justice League* (2017), Fi1m 40, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md)
- *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/kong-skull-island.md)
- *Maleficent* (2014), Fi1m 55, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent.md)
- *Iron Man 2* (2010), Fi1m 56, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md)
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *United 93* (2006), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)
- *The Bourne Supremacy* (2004), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-supremacy.md)
- *Men in Black II* (2002), Fi1m 48, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *The Accountant²* (2025), Editor
- *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* (2022), Editor
- *Uncharted* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md)
- *Wonder Woman 1984* (2020), Editor — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/wonder-woman-1984.md)
- *Godzilla: King of the Monsters* (2019), Editor — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters.md)
- *Justice League* (2017), Editor — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md)
- *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/kong-skull-island.md)
- *The Accountant* (2016), Editor
- *Dracula Untold* (2014), Editor
- *Maleficent* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/maleficent.md)
- *Red Dawn* (2012), Editor
- *Safe House* (2012), Editor
- *Iron Man 2* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man-2.md)
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *Get Smart* (2008), Editor
- *Blades of Glory* (2007), Editor
- *United 93* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)
- *A Little Trip to Heaven* (2005), Editor
- *Rent* (2005), Editor
- *The Bourne Supremacy* (2004), Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-supremacy.md)
- *The Rundown* (2003), Editor
- *Men in Black II* (2002), as Gordy (voice) · Editor — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-ii.md)
- *The Score* (2001), Editor
- *Scary Movie 2* (2001), Editor
- *Drowning Mona* (2000), Editor
- *Bowfinger* (1999), Editor
- *Muppets from Space* (1999), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2007: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *United 93*

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

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