David Ellison

ProducerDirectorActor Jan 9 (age 43) Santa Clara, California, USA 2005–2027 (22 year career)

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Biography

David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Skydance since August 2025. He is the son of Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, a centibillionaire. He founded Skydance Media in 2006 and served as its CEO until 2025, and has produced the films, including Terminator Genisys (2015), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Life (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with the latter nominated for the Aca…

Known For

Film

Top Gun: Maverick

Producer

Film

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Producer

Film

Star Trek Into Darkness

Executive Producer

Film

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Producer

Film

World War Z

Executive Producer

Film

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Executive Producer

Film

Reacher

Executive Producer

Film

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Executive Producer

Filmography

Acting (7)

Movies (5)

Hole in One

2009

as Tyler Hayden

4.5

Little Fish, Strange Pond

as Romeo

Blank Slate

as Blake Feltzer

Flyboys

as Eddie Beagle

The Chumscrubber

as Student #1

Television (2)

Leverage

2008

as Ballard

7.6

Juliet Bravo

1980

as Sergeant Joseph Beck

5.8

Crew (90)

Movies (68)

The Rescue

2027 Upcoming

Producer

Jan 29

They Will Kill You

2026

Producer

6.5

Balls Up

2026 Upcoming

Producer

Apr 15

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

2026 Upcoming

Executive Producer

May 20

Swapped

2026 Upcoming

Producer

May 1

Mayday

2026 Upcoming

Producer

Sep 3

Matchbox

2026 Upcoming

Producer

Oct 8

Way of the Warrior Kid

2026 Upcoming

Producer

Nov 19

The Family Plan 2

2025

Producer

6.5

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Executive Producer

The Gorge

Producer

The Old Guard 2

Producer

Fountain of Youth

Producer

Flink's Pigeon Problems

2025

Executive Producer

Elway

Executive Producer

Spellbound

Producer

NFL Draft: The Pick Is in

2024

Executive Producer

Freediver

2024

Producer

6.2

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

Executive Producer

7.5

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Executive Producer

Ghosted

Producer

The Family Plan

Producer

Air

Producer

Heart of Stone

Producer

Spy Kids: Armageddon

Producer

Kelce

Executive Producer

Bad Luck Spot!

Executive Producer

Top Gun: Maverick

Producer

Luck

Producer

The Adam Project

Producer

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Producer

The Tomorrow War

Producer

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Executive Producer

Blush

Executive Producer

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Executive Producer

The Old Guard

Producer

Terminator: Dark Fate

Producer

Gemini Man

Producer

6 Underground

Producer

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Producer

Annihilation

Executive Producer

Geostorm

Producer

Baywatch

Executive Producer

Life

Producer

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Executive Producer

Star Trek Beyond

Executive Producer

Terminator Genisys

Producer

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

2015

Producer

7.2

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Executive Producer

World War Z

Executive Producer

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013

Executive Producer

7.3

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013

Executive Producer

5.7

The Wind Gods

2013

Executive Producer

Jack Reacher

Executive Producer

The Guilt Trip

Executive Producer

I Against I

Director

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Executive Producer

True Grit

Executive Producer

Untitled Top Gun 3

Producer

Ray Gunn

Producer

Eternal Champions

Producer

Bermuda

Producer

Atlantis

Producer

The Traveler

Producer

The 47 Night Stand

Producer

Best Served Cold

Producer

Untitled Mike Hammer Film

Producer

The Tides of Fate

Producer

Television (22)

One Night in Idaho: The College Murders

2025

Executive Producer

8.2

America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys

Executive Producer

Cross

Executive Producer

Terminator Zero

Executive Producer

WondLa

Executive Producer

Aaron Rodgers: Enigma

Executive Producer

FUBAR

Executive Producer

The Big Door Prize

Executive Producer

Reacher

Executive Producer

The Checkup with Dr. David Agus

Executive Producer

Good Rivals

Executive Producer

Foundation

Executive Producer

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Executive Producer

Altered Carbon

Executive Producer

Condor

Executive Producer

The Land

Executive Producer

Ride or Die

Executive Producer

12 12 12

Executive Producer

Neuromancer

Executive Producer

Neagley

Executive Producer

Untitled Bull Riding Drama Series

Executive Producer

Rafa

Producer