Ashok Amritraj is the Chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group, and formerly CEO of National Geographic Films. He is an internationally renowned award-winning producer with a 35-year career spanning over 100 films, generating worldwide revenues of more than $2 billion.
Amritraj has collaborated with major studios in Hollywood and produced films featuring notable actors such as Bruce Willis, Sandra Bullock, Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Garfield, Steve Martin, Antonio Banderas, Robert De Niro, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jennifer Aniston, Nicolas Cage, and many others.
He has grown Hyde Park into a cutting-edge independent alternative to the traditional Hollywood system, encompassing feature film, television, digital, documentary, and cross-cultural content. The company has development, production, and financing capabilities, as well as worldwide sales and marketing.
Amritraj has had box office hits such as GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, PREMONITION, WALKING TALL, and many more. He has also produced critically acclaimed titles like 99 HOMES, BLUE VALENTINE, and SHOPGIRL.
Current projects include supernatural thriller PREY, major animated musical film PASHMINA, television drama FORDLANDIA, and THE GIANT'S ARCHITECT.
Hyde Park Entertainment Group and its artists have received numerous awards and recognition from major award shows and film festivals, including the Oscars, BAFTA awards, Emmys, Independent Spirit Awards, Cannes Film Festival, and Golden Globes.
Ashok Amritraj has a remarkable career, from being a Wimbledon tennis player to a billion-dollar Hollywood producer, and is committed to education, gender, race, and class. He dedicates a significant amount of time to philanthropic endeavors worldwide and was appointed as the first United Nations India Goodwill Ambassador for the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Amritraj has received various honors, including being appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre National du Merite by the President of the Republic of France in December 2018. He serves on the Producers Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has served on the Los Angeles Board for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the International Council for the Emmy Awards.
In 2015, he was bestowed an honorary Doctorate of the Arts from the University of East London and currently serves on the advisory board for the Dodge Film School at Chapman University.
