Biography
Jeremy Thomas (born Jeremy Jack Thomas) was a British film producer. Born in London in 1949, he was the son of director Ralph Thomas and nephew of Gerald Thomas. He began his career in the cutting rooms before producing his first feature, Mad Dog Morgan (1976). He founded Recorded Picture Company and became known for independent productions and long collaborations with directors including Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg and Nicolas Roeg.
His credits include The Last Emperor (1987), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Naked Lunch (1991), Crash (1996), Sexy Beast (2000), The Dreamers (2003) and Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). He also directed All the Little Animals (1998). Thomas served as chair of the British Film Institute and received a BAFTA for outstanding British contribution to cinema. He died in Oxfordshire on 11 September 2026.
