Richard Barton Lewis

Richard B. Lewis
Residence	Los Angeles, CA
Nationality	American
Occupation	Producer
Known for	August Rush

Richard Barton Lewis is an American film producer and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Southpaw Entertainment, and formerly a co-founder and partner of Trilogy Entertainment for 17 years. Lewis is a graduate of UC Berkeley's department of Biological Anthropology, and received his master's degree from UCLA's School of Motion Picture and Television Production.

Lewis led production on Warner Bros' film August Rush, producing both the film and its Oscar and Grammy nominated soundtrack, as well as the Broadway musical adapted by Tony Award-winner director John Doyle.

At Trilogy, Lewis produced the Showtime series The Outer Limits and created the Sci-Fi Channel's Poltergeist: The Legacy. He also produced the CBS Emmy-winning series The Magnificent Seven, and the double Emmy-winning first-run series, Fame L.A., for which he won an Emmy for writing and producing the theme song. After leaving Trilogy, Lewis and his former Trilogy partners produced Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Backdraft.

At Southpaw, Lewis produced and co-financed four motion pictures: August Rush, Eulogy, House of D, and Brooklyn Rules. Lewis' other credits include the feature films Moll Flanders, Blown Away, and Larger Than Life.

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