{{Short description|British independent film producer (born 1959)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Jonathan Cavendish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1959|2|4}} | occupation = Film producer | years_active = 1987–present | spouse = Lesley Ann Rogers | children = 3 | family = Cavendish | website = http://www.imaginariumuk.com }} '''Jonathan Stewart Cavendish''' (born 4 February 1959) is a British independent film producer. He is notable for his work on ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' (2007), ''Breathe'' (2017) and the Bridget Jones films. He is a member of the Cavendish family.
==Early life== Jonathan Stewart Cavendish was born 4 February 1959,{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} the son of Robin Cavendish and Diana Blacker Cavendish, who became advocates for the disabled following Robin's paralysis by polio in December 1958.<ref name=TheIndependent>Renton, Alice; Renton, Tim (10 August 1994). [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-robin-cavendish-1382697.html "Obituary: Robin Cavendish"]. ''The Independent''.</ref><ref name=Telegraph>Oaksey, John (17 August 2001). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1337670/Professor-E-T-Teddy-Hall.html "Obituaries: Professor E T 'Teddy' Hall"]. ''The Telegraph''.</ref>
Cavendish studied history at Oxford University.<ref name=MattMueller>{{cite news|title=Jonathan Cavendish: Independent producer|url=http://www.mattmueller.co.uk/index.php?page_id=Interviews%20/%20Features&category_id=Interviews&article_id=197|accessdate=5 October 2012|year=2007}}</ref>
==Career== Cavendish began his career in advertising. He was part of the marketing team behind Channel 4's launch in 1982. After joining Little Bird Productions in 1983, Cavendish has been responsible for acclaimed titles such as ''In My Father's Den'' (2004), ''Croupier'' (1998) and ''Trauma'' (2004), as well as numerous TV projects.<ref name=MattMueller/>
In 2011, he founded Imaginarium Productions and The Imaginarium Studios with actor Andy Serkis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who we Are |url=http://www.theimaginariumstudios.com/who-we-are |accessdate=5 October 2012 |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031092554/http://www.theimaginariumstudios.com/who-we-are |archivedate=31 October 2012 }}</ref> The Imaginarium is a creative digital studio based in Ealing, dedicated to the invention of believable, emotionally engaging digital characters using Performance Capture technology. Cavendish had his motion capture "epiphany" while watching ''King Kong''. "To the embarrassment of my children, I cried … and it was only afterwards when I looked up the movie and found out about it that I discovered that inside all of that was little Andy."<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Serkis: From Gollum to studio boss|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4e21434c-18be-11e2-80af-00144feabdc0|accessdate=21 October 2012|year=2012}}</ref>
On 20 October 2012, the studio acquired rights to a new motion capture adaptation of ''Animal Farm''. Cavendish will produce along with Serkis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hobbit's Andy Serkis Plots 'The Bone Season' and 'Animal Farm' Remake|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/hobbits-andy-serkis-plots-the-bone-season-and-animal-farm-remake-357000/|access-date=21 October 2012|year=2012}}</ref>
Cavendish commissioned writer William Nicholson to write a screenplay on his father's life and work. The film, ''Breathe'', is directed by Serkis, and opened in October 2017. In it, Cavendish's father, Robin, is portrayed by Andrew Garfield, and his wife, Diana, is portrayed by Claire Foy.<ref name=Daily<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-garfield-starrer-breathe-acquired-927352|title=Toronto: Andrew Garfield Starrer 'Breathe' Goes to Bleecker Street, Participant|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|date=10 September 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=17 March 2017}}</ref> Bleecker Street and Participant Media acquired the domestic distribution rights to the film at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>Donnelly, Matt (10 September 2016). [https://sg.style.yahoo.com/andrew-garfield-breathe-bought-participant-media-bleecker-street-201628097.html "Andrew Garfield’s ‘Breathe’ Bought by Participant Media, Bleecker Street"]. Yahoo! Lifestyle.</ref>
==Personal life== Cavendish is married to Lesley Ann Rogers. They have triplets, born in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tatler.com/article/jonathan-cavendish-interview-breathe|title=Meet the man behind this year's most heartbreaking film|author=Sophia Money-Coutts|publisher=Tatler Magazine|date=2017-09-26|accessdate=2018-04-11}}</ref>
==Filmography== === Film === '''Producer''' {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} * ''December Bride'' (1987) * ''Into the West'' (1992) * ''A Man of No Importance'' (1994) * ''Moondance'' (1995) * ''Nothing Personal'' (1995) * ''Croupier'' (1998) * ''St. Ives'' (1998) * ''Ordinary Decent Criminal'' (2000) * ''Gangster No. 1'' (2000) * ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001) * ''Trauma'' (2004) * ''In My Father's Den'' (2004) * ''Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004) * ''Churchill: The Hollywood Years'' (2004) * ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' (2007) * ''All Good Children'' (2010) * ''Breathe'' (2017) * ''The Ritual'' (2017) * ''Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'' (2018) * ''No One Gets Out Alive'' (2021) * ''Next Goal Wins'' (2023) * ''Animal Farm'' (2025) {{colend}} '''Executive producer''' {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} * ''Marie and Bruce'' (2004) * ''Bernard and Doris'' (2006) * ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' (2021) * ''The Last House on Needless Street''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/andy-serkis-the-last-house-on-needless-street-catriona-ward-jonathan-cavendish-imaginarium-productions-movie-deal-1234716475/ | title=The Imaginarium's Andy Serkis & Jonathan Cavendish in Film Deal for Catriona Ward Novel 'The Last House on Needless Street' | date=17 March 2021 }}</ref> (TBA) {{colend}}
=== Television === '''Producer''' {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} * ''The Lilac Bus'' (1990) * ''4 Play'' (1991) (1 episode) * ''The Hanging Gale'' (1995) * ''The Writing on the Wall'' (1996) * ''Death and Nightingales'' (2018) {{colend}} '''Executive producer''' {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} * ''Dirty Tricks'' (2000) * ''The Key'' (2003) * ''Whiskey Echo'' (2005) (TV Movie) * ''Fungus The Bogeyman'' (2015) * ''The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself'' (2022) * ''Brilliant Minds'' (2024) {{colend}}
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