PRODUCER · FROM SANTA CLARA, USA
David Ellison
Born 1983 · 43 years old82 credits since 198014 coming up
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ABOUT DAVID
David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Skydance since August 2025. He is the son of Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, a centibillionaire.
He founded Skydance Media in 2006 and served as its CEO until 2025, and has produced the films, including Terminator Genisys (2015), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Life (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with the latter nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Born9 January 1983
BirthplaceSanta Clara, USA
Known forProduction
On Cineora72 of 82 titles
Known for
The titles people know David from.
MovieComing up
What David is working on next.
Way of the Warrior KidProducerOut Nov 2026
Ray GunnProducerOut Dec 2026
Mr. IrrelevantProducerOut Dec 2026
NeuromancerExecutive ProducerOut Jan 2027
The RescueProducerOut Jan 2027
The LandExecutive ProducerOut Feb 2027- Eddie and the BeanstalkProducerOut Jul 2027
- Eddie and the BeanstalkProducerOut Jul 2027
- Top Gun 3ProducerDate to be announced
Filmography
The 2020s
49 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
MovieProducer
SeriesExecutive Producer · 8 episodes
SeriesExecutive Producer · 8 episodes
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SeriesExecutive Producer · 8 episodes
SeriesExecutive Producer · 4 episodes
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The 2010s
26 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
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SeriesExecutive Producer · 30 episodes
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SeriesExecutive Producer · 20 episodes
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SeriesExecutive Producer · 18 episodes
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in David’s titles.
Tom CruiseTop Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and 6 more
Simon PeggMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Into Darkness and 6 more
Lorne BalfeComposer · Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One and 6 more
Christopher McQuarrieDirector · Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and 4 more
Rhett ReeseWriter · Life, 6 Underground and 3 more
Paul WernickWriter · Life, 6 Underground and 3 more
