[1][2][3] His paternal grandparents were German Jews who left Nazi Germany and emigrated to England prior to World War II, while his mother's family was English.

[4][5][6][7] At age seven, he was a page boy in the wedding of his godmother, Diana Dors, to actor Alan Lake.

Other notable productions during this time include the 2007 blockbuster I Am Legend and the 2008 films The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Is Anybody There?, and Yes Man.

Heyman produced the Warner Bros. film adaptation of J. K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which was released in November 2016, as well as its 2018 sequel.

Heyman currently lives in Pimlico, London, and is married to interior designer Rose Uniacke (née Batstone).