Stephen Woolley (born 3 September 1956 in London) is an English film producer and director. He is best known for his work with director Neil Jordan, which has resulted in a number of critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar-winning The Crying Game.After programming The Screen On The Green cinema in Islington, North London, and managing The Scala Cinema near King's Cross railway station, Woolley established Palace Video in the early 1980s to distribute the types of cult cinema and international art films that had been the core of his cinema programmes. An early success was the distribution of the output of David Lynch. The company then moved into cinema distribution, becoming Palace Pictures; and then film production in 1984, with many projects being supported by Channel 4. His successes as a producer include The Company of Wolves, Mona Lisa, and The Crying Game (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture), and Interview with the Vampire, all directed by Neil Jordan. He also helped establish the directors Michael Caton-Jones and Richard Stanley. Woolley established an association with Miramax, which distributed a number of Palace films in the United States.Woolley had established his reputation with a series of low budget but high production value releases, but began developing more ambitious projects. In 1992, Palace Pictures became bankrupt; a year later, The Scala Cinema closed down, re-opening as a night-club in 1999. Since then, Woolley has concentrated on producing Jordan's films in association with Hollywood studios. By securing a three picture deal with Warner Brothers after the worldwide box office hit of Interview with the Vampire, Woolley was able to fund the controversial historical drama Michael Collins. His own directorial debut, the 2005 film Stoned, was a biopic of Brian Jones.
Founded "Number 9 Films" in 2002 with wife and business partner Elizabeth Karlsen. The inspiration for the company name came from The Beatles's 'Revolution Number 9' from the "White Album" (1968).
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
On Chesil Beach
2017
producer post-production
Their Finest
2016
producer
The Limehouse Golem
2016
producer
Youth
2015/I
co-producer
Carol
2015
producer
Hyena
2014/I
producer
Great Expectations
2012
producer
Dark Blood
2012
executive producer
Byzantium
2012
producer
Midnight's Children
2012
co-producer
Made in Dagenham
2010
producer
Perrier's Bounty
2009
producer
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
producer
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
2008
Documentary producer
When Did You Last See Your Father?
2007
producer
Stoned
2005
producer
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
producer
Return to Sender
2004/I
executive producer
Intermission
2003
producer
The Actors
2003
producer
The Good Thief
2002/I
producer
Not I
2000
Short producer
Purely Belter
2000
executive producer
The End of the Affair
1999
producer
History Is Made at Night
1999
executive producer
The Last September
1999
executive producer
The Lost Son
1999
executive producer
In Dreams
1999
producer
B. Monkey
1998
producer
Little Voice
1998
executive producer
Divorcing Jack
1998
executive producer
Downtime
1997
executive producer
24 7: Twenty Four Seven
1997
executive producer
The Butcher Boy
1997
producer
Welcome to Woop Woop
1997
executive producer
Fever Pitch
1997
executive producer: Scala Productions
Michael Collins
1996
producer
Hollow Reed
1996
executive producer
The Neon Bible
1995
executive producer
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
1994
producer
Backbeat
1994
producer
The Crying Game
1992
producer
Waterland
1992
executive producer
Dust Devil
1992
executive producer
A Woman at War
1991
TV Movie executive producer
The Pope Must Diet
1991
producer
A Rage in Harlem
1991
producer
The Miracle
1991
producer
Red Hot and Blue
1990
TV Movie co-executive producer
Crossing the Line
1990
producer
Hardware
1990
executive producer
Beyond the Groove
1990
TV Series executive producer
Dancin' Thru the Dark
1990
co-executive producer
Shag
1989/I
producer
Scandal
1989
producer
The Courier
1988
executive producer
High Spirits
1988
producer
Mona Lisa
1986
producer
Absolute Beginners
1986
producer
Letter to Brezhnev
1985
executive producer
Chinese Boxes
1984
executive producer
The Company of Wolves
1984
executive producer / producer
The Worst of Hollywood
1983
TV Series producer
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Made in Dagenham
2010
paternity director / second unit director
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stoned
2005
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Last Days of the Board
1999
TV Movie
Presenter
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
No Reasons
2016
grateful acknowledgment
The Minister, the Model and the Russian Spy: Making Scandal
2010
Short thanks
Guantanamero
2007
special thanks
Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
Video documentary special thanks
The Making of 'The Crying Game'
2005
Video documentary special thanks
Discovering 'Evil Dead'
2002
Video documentary short special thanks
Sidney's Chair
1995
Short thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Place Among the Undead
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself (2016)
The Minister, the Model and the Russian Spy: Making Scandal
2010
Short
Himself
BBC Look North: Yorkshire and North Midlands
2010
TV Series
Himself
Made in Dagenham: Behind the Scenes
2010
Video documentary short
Himself - Producer
No Flesh Shall Be Spared
2009
Video documentary
Himself
Film '72
1986-2008
TV Series
Himself
The South Bank Show
1996-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Producer 'Michael Collins'
Richard & Judy
2005
TV Series
Himself
Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
Video documentary
Himself
X-Rated
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Discovering 'Evil Dead'
2002
Video documentary short
Himself
Empire of the Censors
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Steve Woolley)
Violence and the Censors
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Moving Pictures
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Media Show
1988-1989
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
AFI Award
AFI Awards, USA
Movie of the Year
Carol (2015)
1993
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
BAFTA Awards
The Crying Game (1992)
1993
Best Foreign Film Award
Australian Film Institute
The Crying Game (1992)
1993
European Film Award
European Film Awards
European Achievement of the Year
The Crying Game (1992)
1993
ALFS Award
London Critics Circle Film Awards
British Producer of the Year
The Crying Game (1992)
1993
PGA Award
PGA Awards
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures