---
name: "Robert Kessel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-kessel"
fi1m_id: "robert-kessel"
imdb_id: "nm0450267"
tmdb_id: 47279
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T08:08:40.485301+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."
---

# Robert Kessel

## Identity

Robert Kessel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-kessel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-kessel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0450267
- **TMDB ID:** 47279
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47279

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 2005–2018
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as producer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 64 (1), 2010s 68 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 68 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action 1, Comedy 1, Family 1, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $766m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47279

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Proof*](https://film.one/film/proof.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Robert Kessel is a film producer. He produced *Proof* (2005) and *The Night Listener* (2006), and served as co-producer on *A Home at the End of the World* (2004).

He holds a B.A. in political science and film from Vassar College. Prior to joining Participant in 2013 as Executive Vice President of Narrative Film, he held executive posts at Matt Tolmach Productions, Overture Films, Hart Sharp Entertainment and Miramax Films. In 2025 he joined Jigsaw Productions as executive vice president of scripted content.

At Participant he oversaw production or served as executive producer on films including *Green Book* (2018), *Wonder* (2017), *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), *Dark Waters* (2019), *Stillwater* (2021) and *White Bird* (2023).

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Green Book* (2018), Fi1m 64, Executive In Charge Of Production — [page](https://film.one/film/green-book.md)
- *Wonder* (2017), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md)
- *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), Fi1m 71, Executive In Charge Of Production — [page](https://film.one/film/deepwater-horizon.md)
- *Proof* (2005), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *A Statement* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Eleanor the Great* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Rob Peace* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Out of My Mind* (2024), Executive Producer
- *White Bird* (2023), Executive Producer
- *The Good House* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Stillwater* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Dark Waters* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Captive State* (2019), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *Green Book* (2018), Executive In Charge Of Production — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/green-book.md)
- *Wonder* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md)
- *Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), Executive In Charge Of Production — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/deepwater-horizon.md)
- *Trucker* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Evening* (2007), Executive Producer
- *The Night Listener* (2006), Producer
- *Proof* (2005), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *P.S.* (2004), Producer
- *A Home at the End of the World* (2004), Co-Producer
- *Undefeated* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Nicholas Nickleby* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Lift* (2001), Producer

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