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Written by Phoenix Pictures Inc.
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 18:49 |
Born and educated in England, Thwaites moved to Los Angeles in 2000. After a two-week stint as an intern at Village Roadshow, he joined Mike Medavoy as his assistant at Phoenix Pictures and became director of development in 2001. He was promoted to vice-president of production in 2004, and has served as co-president of production since 2007.
Thwaites is responsible for choosing, developing and producing many projects in Phoenix Pictures’ large and varied slate.
Thwaites is an executive producer on Black Swan, All the King’s Men, License to Wed and Shanghai; and a producer on Miss Potter.
In 2007, he was included as one of the 35 executives under 35 in The Hollywood Reporter's Next Generation report.
Thwaites began his career as a child actor in England, appearing in a number of high-profile British television series. Through his acting pursuits, he gained a broader interest in film, which drove him to co-found a small film production company while still attending college. The company produced a short film in 1998, The Skip, which starred Samuel West and was distributed internationally and broadcast on Channel Four in the UK.
Thwaites graduated from the University of London in 1998 with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Management Studies. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Meghan.
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