Antony Root

Quick Facts

Full Name	Antony Root
Occupation	Executive Producer
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1954(1954-04-16)
Age	70
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aries

Antony Root Biography

Antony Root is one of the most popular and richest Executive Producer who was born on April 16, 1954 in United Kingdom. In 1984, he was hired to Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television, as its Development Executive where his credits included Capital City, Bellman and True as well as the mini-series The Fear, which he also co-produced.

In 1999, he moved into Los Angeles and assumed the new position of SVP movies as well as Miniseries in Granada Entertainment USA where his credits as an executive producer included The Great Gatsby (A&E) and Princess of Thieves (ABC). In 2000, he was made as the President of the company, entrusted with every aspect of production, including TV films My Beautiful Son (Showtime/ITV) and Second Nature (TNT), the second season of the show Beggars as well as Choosers (Showtime) as well as comedy and drama television pilots for U.S. network.

From January 2010 to October 2011 he worked as an international consultant and executive producer. His assignments included advising independent production companies on their international growth strategies and serving as Director of Industry Week at the RomaFictionFest in 2010 and 2011. From September 2010 to October 2011 he also served as CEO of 8th Floor Productions, a UK-based drama development and production company focusing on television fiction designed for the international market.

In October 2011 he took up the position of Executive Vice-President, Original Programming and Production, at HBO Europe. In this role he heads HBO Europe’s original programming division with direct reports in London, Copenhagen and Madrid and operating departments in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bucharest. He is responsible for the creative, production and financial supervision of all HBO Europe original programming and for the selection of fiction and documentary programmes to be developed and produced. He is a member of HBO Europe’s senior management team and reports to the CEO. By the end of 2019 over 600 episodes and 370 hours had been produced under his supervision.

In 1998, he was one of the first Granada executive charged with developing and producing dramas for broadcasters outside of the United Kingdom. As the Head of International Drama he oversaw three films for A&E within the United States – Murder in a Small Town and The Lady in Question, both with Gene Wilder, and Dash and Lilly with Sam Shepard and Judy Davis. He also created and produced the BAFTA-winning mini-series Longitude (C4) produced by Granada Film.

Antony Root Net Worth

Antony Root is one of the richest Executive Producer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Antony Root 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1989, he was hired by Working Title Television as Head of Production. There he created Lorna Doone (ITV) Derek Jarman’s Edward II (BBC) and Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City (C4).

In 1994, he was made Director of Drama at Thames Television, executive producing John Schlesinger’s Cold Comfort Farm (BBC) and creating the first drama series on Five, A Wing and a Prayer prior to his departure in 1997 to become a part of Granada Television as Head of Drama in 1997. His credits as executive producer include The Grand (ITV) and Far from the Madding Crowd (ITV).

In 2005 he returned to the UK to take up the position of Senior Vice- President, European Production, for Sony Pictures Television. In this role, which he held until December 2009, he was responsible for all development and production in the European region including the management of its wholly owned and joint venture entities in six countries.

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Antony Ranked on the list of most popular Executive Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Antony Root celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.