Kevin J. Walsh is an American film and TV producer. Walsh is best known for producing the critically acclaimed films Napoleon, House of Gucci, and Manchester by the Sea, in which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture with Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, and Lauren Beck.[1][2][3][4] The film received 18 major award nominations and won two Academy Awards.[5]

Kevin J. Walsh
Born
Kevin James Walsh
Alma materLafayette College
Occupation(s)Film and TV Producer
SpouseValaer van Roijen
Children1

In 2022, Walsh began a multi-year deal with Apple TV+ to produce film and television for the studio under his banner, The Walsh Company. His first films to be released for Apple TV+ are Napoleon, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby; The Instigators directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, and Hong Chau; and Echo Valley, directed by Michael Pearce starring Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney.

Prior to his deal with Apple TV+, Walsh was the President of Scott Free Productions, a film and television production company established by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott in 1995.[6] At Scott Free, Walsh produced a dozen films in the six years that he oversaw the film group, including Boston Strangler, Death on the Nile, House of Gucci, The Last Duel, Earthquake Bird, Our Friend, American Woman and All the Money in the World.

Walsh got his start in the film business working as an assistant to Scott Rudin on seven films including Zoolander, The Hours, and The Royal Tenenbaums. He later worked for Steven Spielberg on multiple films including Munich, The Adventures of Tintin, and War of the Worlds. Walsh was also cast as an actor in The Master.[7]

Filmography

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Upcoming Films

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Year Title Director Distributor Status
TBA Miss You, Love You[8] Jim Rash TBA Post Production
TBA Echo Valley[9] Michael Pearce Apple TV+ Filming

Released Films

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Year Title Director RT Role
2013 The Way, Way Back Nat Faxon and Jim Rash 84%[10] Producer
2016 Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan 96%[11] Producer
2017 Thoroughbreds Cory Finley 87%[12] Producer
All the Money in the World Ridley Scott 79%[13] Producer
2018 American Woman Jake Scott 89%[14] Producer
Zoe Drake Doremus 32%[15] Producer
2019 Our Friend Gabriela Cowperthwaite 86%[16] Producer
Jungleland Max Winkler 74%[17] Producer
Earthquake Bird Wash Westmoreland 49%[18] Producer
2021 Naked Singularity Chase Palmer 28%[19] Producer
The Last Duel Ridley Scott 85%[20] Producer
House of Gucci Ridley Scott 61%[21] Producer
2022 Death on the Nile Kenneth Branagh 62%[22] Producer
2023 Boston Strangler Matt Ruskin 68%[23] Producer
Napoleon Ridley Scott 61%[24] Producer
2024 The Instigators Doug Liman 42%[25] producer

Acting

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Year Title Role
2012 The Master Cliff Boyd
Lincoln House of Representatives
2013 Arrested Development Pitch Man

Miscellaneous crew

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Year Title Role
2001 Zoolander Assistant: Scott Rudin
The Royal Tenenbaums Executive assistant: Scott Rudin
Iris
2002 Orange County
Changing Lanes Assistant: Scott Rudin
The Hours
2003 Marci X
2005 War of the Worlds Set production assistant
Goal! Set production assistant: Los Angeles
2011 The Adventures of Tintin Volume coordinator

Writing

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Year Title
TBA The Leaves

Assistant Director

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Year Title Role
2004 Mickybo and Me Assistant director
2005 Munich Third assistant director

Television

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Year Title Credit Notes
2014 Fatrick Executive Producer Television pilot

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ Merry, Stephanie (24 January 2017). "Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; 'La La Land's' 14 ties record". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Berlin: Casey Affleck's 'Manchester-By-The-Sea' Locks Financing". Variety. 30 January 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Manchester by the Sea: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times". latimes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  6. ^ Mike Fleming Jr (2016-11-22). "Kevin Walsh Named President Of Ridley Scott's Scott Free". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  7. ^ Tatiana Siegel (2011-11-08). "Walsh: Finds his 'Way' into a new career". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  8. ^ Jr, Mike Fleming (2024-01-18). "Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells Star In Jim Rash-Helmed 'Miss You, Love You;' Reunion With 'Way Way Back's Gigi Pritzker, Kevin Walsh & Nat Faxon". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (2023-04-06). "Domhnall Gleeson To Co-Star Opposite Sydney Sweeney And Julianne Moore In Apple's 'Echo Valley'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  10. ^ "The Way, Way Back - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  11. ^ "Manchester by the Sea - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  12. ^ "Thoroughbreds - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  13. ^ "All the Money in the World - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  14. ^ "American Woman - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  15. ^ "Zoe - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  16. ^ "Our Friend - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  17. ^ "Our Friend - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  18. ^ "Earthquake Bird - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  19. ^ "Naked Singularity - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  20. ^ "The Last Duel - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  21. ^ "House of Gucci - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  22. ^ "Death on the Nile - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  23. ^ "Boston Strangler - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  24. ^ "Napoleon - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  25. ^ "The Instigators - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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