David Ellison

This article is about the American producer. For the British actor, see David Ellison (British actor).

David Ellison
Born	(1983-01-09) January 9, 1983 Santa Clara County, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Founder and CEO, Skydance Media, film producer
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Sandra Lynn Modic ​ (m. 2011)​
Parent(s)	Larry Ellison Barbara Boothe
Family	Megan Ellison (sister)

David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer and the founder and CEO of Skydance Media.

Early life and education

David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of billionaire Oracle Corporation CTO Larry Ellison, and his third-wife, Barbara Boothe Ellison. Larry Ellison is of Italian and Jewish heritage. David attended the University of Southern California. He has one sister, film producer Megan Ellison.

Career

Ellison is the CEO and founder of Skydance Media. In 2010, with his father then the sixth richest person in the world, and a partnership deal with Paramount, Skydance was able to raise $350 million in equity and credit to co-finance and co-produce movies. The company's films include Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Annihilation, World War Z, True Grit, Jack Reacher, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond and many more. With the 2010 transaction, Ellison was named to Variety's Dealmaker list for 2010 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2011.

As an actor, Ellison has performed in the films Flyboys, Little Fish, Strange Pond and Hole in One.

Ellison's company Skydance Media expanded in 2013 with the launch of its television division. He has executive produced shows such as Altered Carbon, and Grace and Frankie.

In 2014, Ellison launched a new line of men's clothing, called the "LANAI Collection."

In 2016, Ellison led Skydance's acquisition of a game developing company named The Workshop Entertainment, Inc and formed Skydance Interactive dedicated to creating virtual reality experiences.

In 2017, Ellison helped launch Skydance Animation in partnership with Spain's Ilion Animation Studios.

In 2018, he announced that Skydance Media had partnered with Tencent Holdings Limited.

Personal life

Ellison is a licensed pilot with instrument ratings for helicopter aviation, aerobatics, commercial aviation, fixed-wing aircraft, and multi-engine aircraft. In 2003, aged 20, he was selected to perform as part of Sean D. Tucker's "Stars of Tomorrow" aerobatic team at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Ellison is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Television Academy.

He married Sandra Lynn Modic, an actress and singer, on October 1, 2011 in Palm Springs, California.

Filmography

All films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.

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As an actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	The Chumscrubber	Student #1
	When All Else Fails	Mike Williams	Short film
2006	Flyboys	Eddie Beagle
2009	Hole in One	Tyler Hayden
	Little Fish, Strange Pond	Romeo	Direct-to-video

As director

Year	Film	Notes
2005	When All Else Fails	Short film

As writer

Year	Film	Notes
2005	When All Else Fails	Short film

Thanks

Year	Film	Notes
2013	Phantom	Special thanks

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2014−15	Manhattan	Executive producer
2017	Ten Days in the Valley	Executive producer
2015−18	Grace and Frankie	Executive producer
2018	Dietland	Executive producer
	Condor	Executive producer
2018−19	Altered Carbon	Executive producer
	Jack Ryan	Executive producer

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Blank Slate	Blake Feltzer	Television film
2010	Leverage	Ballard

External links

• David Ellison at IMDb
• David Ellison Work Summary