Based in London
MD/EP/Partner at Academy Films. Simon has been a force to be reckoned with in the production world since it opened shop 30 years ago.
Simon represented and developed some of the industry’s top directing talent, from Jonathan Glazer to Martin de Thurah. Simon Cooper’s been a part of the company for his whole production career, at the side of Founder and CEO Lizie Gower.
Simon has been a partner at Academy since the early 2000s and now co-owns the company with Medb Riordan. Over his career Cooper has produced or executive produced a vast array of award-winning work including Stella Artois' Ice Skating Priests, Sony Bravia Paint, Vodafone The Kiss, John Lewis The Boy & The Piano, Coca-Cola Masterpiece, and many more.
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