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Richard Brown is a Scottish film and TV Producer whose credits include True Detective, Catch-22 (miniseries), Outlaw King, and 44 Inch Chest.

Career
Brown started his career as a talent scout for Island Records in London and then relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 and began to transition into the film business after working at Nick Wechsler and Keith Addis’ Industry Entertainment where he initially created a music department. He moved to New York and worked as a producer at Chris Blackwell’s Palm Pictures. During this period Brown produced Directors Label Series with Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry and Chris Cunningham.

Beginning in 2006, Brown operated under an overall deal with Steve Golin’s production company Anonymous Content. During this time, Brown developed and produced True Detective, Outlaw King, and Catch-22 (miniseries).

In June 2019 Brown launched his own production company Passenger and entered into an overall deal with Fremantle (company). Passenger is based in NY and London. Brown will produce the limited series "This Sceptred Isle" detailing the United Kingdom's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Michael Winterbottom will write and direct the series, and Kenneth Branagh will play Boris Johnson.

Filmography (Producer)
2003-2005: Directors Label

2009: 44 Inch Chest

2013: Breakup at a Wedding

2018: Outlaw King

2014–2019: True Detective

2019: Catch-22 (miniseries)