Production
David Ellison
Born 1983-01-09
Santa Clara, California, USA
Department: Production
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ellison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Ellison
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World War Z
2013
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Reacher
2022
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Top Gun: Maverick
2022
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
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Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
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Annihilation
2018
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018
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Terminator Genisys
2015
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Baywatch
2017
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (100 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rescue | Producer | Movie | 2027 | |
 | Neuromancer | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2027 |
 | Way of the Warrior Kid | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Ray Gunn | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Matchbox the Movie | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Brothers | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Neagley | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Mayday | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Ride or Die | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Rafa | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Swapped | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Balls Up | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Elway | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Family Plan 2 | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Runarounds | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | One Night in Idaho: The College Murders | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Old Guard 2 | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Fountain of Youth | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Flink's Pigeon Problems | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Gorge | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Aaron Rodgers: Enigma | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Freediver | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Spellbound | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Cross | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Terminator Zero | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | WondLa | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | NFL Draft: The Pick Is in | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Family Plan | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Spy Kids: Armageddon | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Kelce | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Heart of Stone | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | FUBAR | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Ghosted | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Air | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Big Door Prize | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Bad Luck Spot! | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Checkup with Dr. David Agus | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Good Rivals | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Luck | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Top Gun: Maverick | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Adam Project | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Reacher | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Foundation | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Tomorrow War | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins | Executive Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Blush | Executive Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Tom Clancy's Without Remorse | Executive Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Old Guard | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | 6 Underground | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Terminator: Dark Fate | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Gemini Man | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Condor | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Annihilation | Executive Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Altered Carbon | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Geostorm | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Baywatch | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Life | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | Executive Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Star Trek Beyond | Executive Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Terminator Genisys | Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Grace and Frankie | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Executive Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | World War Z | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Wind Gods | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Jack Reacher | Executive Producer | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Guilt Trip | Executive Producer | Movie | 2012 |
 | I Against I | Director | Movie | 2012 |
 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Executive Producer | Movie | 2011 |
 | True Grit | Executive Producer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Little Fish, Strange Pond | Romeo | Movie | 2009 |
 | Hole in One | Tyler Hayden | Movie | 2009 |
 | Leverage | Ballard | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Blank Slate | Blake Feltzer | Movie | 2008 |
 | Flyboys | Eddie Beagle | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Chumscrubber | Student #1 | Movie | 2005 |
 | Juliet Bravo | Sergeant Joseph Beck | TV Series | 1980 |
| Top Gun 3 | Producer | Movie | — | |
| The 47 Night Stand | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Atlantis | Producer | Movie | — | |
 | Best Served Cold | Producer | Movie | — |
 | Eternal Champions | Producer | Movie | — |
| Bermuda | Producer | Movie | — | |
| The Traveler | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Mike Hammer Film | Producer | Movie | — | |
| The Tides of Fate | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie | Executive Producer | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Cosmic Motors | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Bull Riding Drama Series | Executive Producer | TV Series | — | |
| The Land | Executive Producer | TV Series | — |