Charles Finch (creative entrepreneur)
| Charles P. Finch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Charles Ingle-Finch August 15, 1962 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | CEO of Finch & Partners, Worldwide Chairman of Dean & DeLuca |
Charles Finch is a British-born international businessman, creative entrepreneur, CEO of Finch & Partners and Worldwide Chairman of Dean & DeLuca.
Finch was raised in Jamaica and France and schooled at Gordonstoun in Scotland. His father was British-born Australian actor Peter Finch, and his mother was the British South-African born actress and writer Yolande Turner (real name Yolande Turnbull).
Finch wrote and directed the 1988 fantasy film Priceless Beauty, and the 1991 thriller Where Sleeping Dogs Lie. He wrote, directed and acted in the 1998 film Never Ever. Films Finch has produced include Bad Girls (1994), starring Andie MacDowell and Drew Barrymore, co-written by his mother Yolande Turner; and Spider (2002), starring Ralph Fiennes, directed by David Cronenberg, was awarded the Directors Guild of Canada award for Outstanding Achievement in Direction in Feature Film.
In 2008 Finch was executive producer on Battle for Haditha, directed by Nick Broomfield. The film was awarded the Grierson Award for Best Drama Documentary. In 2014 Finch teamed up with Nick Broomfield again as executive producer on Tales of the Grim Sleeper, shortlisted for an Academy Award, Documentary Features.
Finch is currently developing Custom of the Country, starring Scarlett Johansson, under his film and TV company Pink Sands, which has a production deal with Sony Entertainment. Finch is also producing a documentary on Cecil Beaton with Lisa Immordino Vreeland. As well as 'Whitney' with Nick Broomfield and Showtime.
After a 10 year career of writing, directing, producing, Finch joined the William Morris Agency in 1997 as head of international operations and was responsible for working with artists including Kevin Spacey, John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett and Kristin Scott-Thomas, as well as corporate clients including Granada, BBC, Carlton, Pearson, Channel 4.
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