Richard Alan Reid[1] (born 29 September 1984) is a film and television producer, director and media executive.
Reid's feature film credits include Puppy Love which he co-directed, produced and co-wrote for Lionsgate, MGM and Amazon Studios, EXmas with Leighton Meester and Robbie Amell, F Marry Kill starring Lucy Hale, Book of Love, with Sam Claflin and Veronica Echegui, 1Up, with Ruby Rose for Lionsgate, Amazon's My Fake Boyfriend with Sarah Hyland and Dylan Sprouse, One True Loves with Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey, Paramount's The Black Demon with Josh Lucas, Lionsgate's Fall, the Renny Harlin-directed horror film Devil's Pass,[5] Frat Pack,[6] Accidental Love with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel, Fear of Rain as well as The End of Us and Recovery, both of which premiered at the 2021 South By Southwest Film Festival.
Reid's television credits include Sky TV's America's Elite, The Rise and Fall of Lularoe for Discovery+, the highly acclaimed Once Upon A Time A Londongrad for NBC Universal, and Worth It: UK which he also directed, and Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween on Peacock.
Formerly an Actor, Reid's acting credits include Love, Wedding, Marriage, William & Kate: The Movie, Frat Pack, Tulip Fever with Christoph Waltz, Criminal with Kevin Costner, Sony Pictures' Austenland, which was part of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival,[7] The Legend of Hercules.,[8] There's Always Woodstock, The Brits Are Coming with Uma Thurman, Battle Drone, NCIS (2012 episode "The Good Son"), and The Weinstein Company's Woman in Gold with Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds.
Head of BuzzFeed Studios, which produces original content across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film, digital and social platforms.