17 Facts About Gareth Neame

Gareth Neame was executive producer of the historical drama series Downton Abbey and originally proposed the idea to its writer and creator Julian Fellowes.

Gareth Neame is a recipient of the Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards.

Gareth Neame is the fourth generation of a family whose involvement in cinema and television spanned the past century.

Gareth Neame's great-grandparents were the photographer and pioneer filmmaker Elwin Neame and the film actress Ivy Close.

Gareth Neame attended the independent Seaford College in West Sussex.

Gareth Neame read English and drama at the University of Birmingham.

In 2008, Gareth Neame sold the company to NBCUniversal as part of its new international TV studios, producing shows such as The Philanthropist for NBC and the historical drama series Downton Abbey.

Gareth Neame executive produced all episodes of the show which has won numerous national and international awards, as well as receiving a Guinness World Record for the highest critical review ratings for a TV show ever.

Gareth Neame has collaborated with Sir David Hare on his Worricker trilogy, and produced the BAFTA award-winning series The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies and Any Human Heart.

Gareth Neame produced five seasons of the popular series The Last Kingdom for Netflix, with a spin-off movie Seven Kings Must Die released in April 2023.

Also at Carnival Films, Gareth Neame has developed and produced The Day of the Jackal and Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, and is the Executive Producer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning series The Gilded Age.

Gareth Neame was named by GQ magazine as one of the 100 most connected men in Britain in March 2014 and in December 2014 was announced by 10 Downing Street as an Ambassador of the GREAT Britain campaign.

Gareth Neame has been interviewed as part of the Archive of American Television, and has been listed in the Variety 500 index of most influential business leaders in the global entertainment industry.

Gareth Neame was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

Gareth Neame holds an honorary doctorate at the University of Birmingham, where he is Honorary Professor in the Creative Industries.

Gareth Neame is a Life Patron of The Landmark Trust and through his charitable foundation supports causes including Together for Short Lives, music and drama scholarships, youth organisations, conservation and the arts and veterans.

Gareth Neame is a Freeman of The City of London and a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.