Richard Whelan
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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 Cita...
Acting
Production
1995
as Second Assistant Director
2022
as Second Unit First Assistant Director
2004
as First Assistant Director
2014
as First Assistant Director
2016
as Associate Producer
1998
as First Assistant Director
1997
as First Assistant Director
2005
as First Assistant Director
2006
as First Assistant Director
2018
as Co-Producer
1999
as First Assistant Director
1997
as Assistant Director
2016
as First Assistant Director
2018
as First Assistant Director
2019
as First Assistant Director
2002
as First Assistant Director
2017
as First Assistant Director
1990
as Third Assistant Director
2016
as First Assistant Director
2018
as First Assistant Director
2011
as First Assistant Director
2011
as Associate Producer
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