Richard Whelan
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Richard Whelan
Biography
Richard Whelan is a highly experienced producer and 1st assistant director whose career in the film industry spans 36 years.
He started in 1985 as a PA on James Cameron’s blockbuster, Aliens, and quickly moved up to the role of 2nd assistant director on acclaimed films such as Patriot Games, First Knight, the James Bond film, Goldeneye, and many more. Soon after, Richard moved into the position of 1st assistant director for films like Fever Pitch, Mama Mia: Here We Go Again, Sliding Doors, Fast & Furious; Hobbs & Shaw, Steven Spielberg’s epic mini-series Band of Brothers, George Lucas’ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Amazon Prime’s Citadel (release 2022).
Richard was associate producer of Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger and co-founder of the production company Eight Wonder Pictures. He is producing a feature film based on the highly popular British series, The Professionals, and the film The Owl.
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Known For
Acting
(2005)
Crew
(2022)
Morbius
Second Unit First Assistant Director
(2019)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
First Assistant Director
(2018)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Co-Producer, First Assistant Director
(2018)
The Commuter
First Assistant Director
(2017)
Finding Your Feet
First Assistant Director
(2016)
Assassin's Creed
Associate Producer, First Assistant Director
(2016)
Now You See Me 2
First Assistant Director
(2014)
Maleficent
First Assistant Director
(2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
(2006)
Firewall
First Assistant Director
(2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
First Assistant Director
(2004)
Wimbledon
First Assistant Director
(2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
First Assistant Director
(1999)
Hunting Venus
First Assistant Director
(1998)
Sliding Doors
First Assistant Director
(1997)
Fever Pitch
First Assistant Director
(1997)
Mrs. Dalloway
Assistant Director
(1995)
First Knight
Second Assistant Director
(1990)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Third Assistant Director