11 Facts About David Parfitt

David Parfitt was born on 8 July 1958 and is an English film producer, actor, and co-founder of Trademark Films.

David Parfitt won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards for Shakespeare in Love.

David Parfitt began his stage career with the Sunderland Empire Theatre Society in 1969 and later gained work on television, including playing Peter Harrison in the sitcoms.

David Parfitt gave up acting in the late 1980s to concentrate on production.

David Parfitt co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with Kenneth Branagh in 1987, and was associate producer of Renaissance Film's first production, Henry V in 1989.

David Parfitt produced TV adaptations of Parade's End in 2012 and The Wipers Times in 2013 for the BBC, both of which were nominated for British Academy Television Awards.

David Parfitt's company has since produced The Wipers Times in theatres in the West End and throughout the UK.

David Parfitt produced The Father and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as nominations for Best Film and Outstanding British Film at the BAFTA Film Awards.

David Parfitt was Chairman of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts from 2008 to 2010 and was Chair of Film London from 2010 to 2017.

David Parfitt was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland in 1999.

David Parfitt was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.