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Charles Roven
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Roven in 2017
Born (1949-08-02) August 2, 1949 (age 74)
Occupation Film producer
Spouse(s)
Dawn Steel
(m. 1985; died 1997)
  • Stephanie Haymes
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Charles "Chuck" Roven (born August 2, 1949) is an American film producer and the president and co-founder of Atlas Entertainment.

He is known for producing the superhero films The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad and more.

Awards and nominations

His film American Hustle was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award in 2014, as well as in 9 other categories. In January 2018, Roven received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award for his body of work from the Producers Guild of America. and he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama for his producing in Oppenheimer, along with Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan. He also received the Academy Award for Best Picture for Oppenheimer alongside Nolan and Thomas.

Personal life

He was married to producer Dawn Steel from 1985 until her death in 1997. The two had a daughter born in March 1987. Roven later married restaurateur Stephanie Haymes, the daughter of entertainers Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Roven was also producer of the ill-fated Atuk with comedian Sam Kinison as the lead. The film was shut down in its first week of production.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes Ref.
1973 Some Call It Loving Assistant producer
1983 Heart Like a Wheel
1987 Made in U.S.A.
1989 Johnny Handsome
The Blood of Heroes
1990 Cadillac Man
1992 Final Analysis
1995 Angus
12 Monkeys
1998 Fallen
City of Angels
1999 Three Kings
2002 Rollerball
Scooby-Doo
2003 Bulletproof Monk
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2005 Kicking & Screaming Executive producer
Batman Begins
The Brothers Grimm
2006 Idlewild
2007 Live!
2008 The Bank Job
Get Smart
Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control Direct-to-video
The Dark Knight
2009 The International
2011 Season of the Witch
2012 The Dark Knight Rises
2013 Man of Steel
American Hustle Nominated — Academy Award for Best Picture
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Whole Truth Executive producer
Warcraft
Suicide Squad
The Great Wall
2017 Wonder Woman
Justice League
2019 Triple Frontier
2020 Scoob! Executive producer
Wonder Woman 1984
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League
The Suicide Squad
2022 Uncharted
2023 Oppenheimer Academy Award for Best Picture
Thanks
Year Film Role
1989 The Rainbow The producers wish to thank
2015 No Escape Special thanks
2016 The Hollow Point
The Monster The producers wish to thank
2018 Alpha Special thanks

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
2016 12 Monkeys: Recap/Finale Executive producer Television film
2015−17 12 Monkeys Executive producer
2017 The Brothers Grimm Executive producer
2019 What/If Executive producer
2018−20 Dirty John Executive producer

See also

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