Jonathan Gray
Born (1980-08-24) August 24, 1980
Cannes, France
NationalityFrench-American
Occupation(s)Real estate broker
Film and TV producer
Parent

Jonathan Gray (born 24 August 1980[1] in Cannes, France) is a French-American film and TV producer, and a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of The Hideaway Entertainment, an independent film and TV production company based in Beverly Hills, California.

Biography

Gray is the son of French-American Holocaust survivor and writer Martin Gray.[2] He attended the Carnot high school in Cannes, with a literature-focused curriculum, and then attended the SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis.[3]

At 16 years old, he worked for Disney to welcome stars in Cannes and organize their stay.[4] At the age of 20, Jonathan Gray became the assistant of a real estate developer in Southern France. From 2003 to 2019, he founded and managed his own events company, JG Events, specialized in luxury private and corporate events. In 2005, he launched a real estate company specialized in high-end properties on the Côte d'azur. In 2007, the company merged with the London-based real estate broker Beauchamp Estates, making Jonathan Gray co-owner of the company and its exclusive representative in France.[5][6] He sold the Château Miraval to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,[7] the Villa les Cèdres in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and La Belle Époque in Monaco.[5]

From 2005 to 2009, Jonathan Gray was also the founder and managing director of the French subsidiary of the high-end concierge service Quintessentially.[5][8] In 2008, he founded First Idea International Ltd., a strategic and investment consultancy with a focus on developing post-oil economic solutions in the Middle East.[9]

In 2017, Gray launched the independent film production company The Hideaway Entertainment, marking the start of his career as a producer.[10] With The Hideaway Entertainment, Jonathan Gray was involved in the production of the films Mile 22 (2018),[11] Men in Black: International (2019), Bloodshot (2020),[12] and Cherry (2021).[13]

In 2019, Jonathan Gray launched the company Intelligent Design Agency (iDeA) which develops "idea-first" technologies for large scale projects, including Saudi Arabia's futurist city Neom.[4][5]

Filmography

Release Date Title Directors Role Refs
August 17, 2018 Mile 22 Peter Berg Executive Producer [11]
June 14, 2019 Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray Executive Producer [12]
March 13, 2020 Bloodshot David S. F. Wilson Executive Producer [12]
February 26, 2021 Cherry Anthony Russo
Joe Russo		 Producer [13]
Freedom Ride Deon Taylor Producer [14]
Combat Control Sam Hargrave Producer [15]
Otherwise Illegal Activity Producer [16]
Sleep Train Producer [17]
Escape James Watkins Producer [18]
For Those I loved Producer [19]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released


References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Gray". BFMTV (in French).
  2. ↑ "La mémoire de mon père doit perdurer". Nice-Matin (in French). Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Alumni US | SKEMA Business School, France".
  4. 1 2 "Neom, le rêve hollywoodien de Mohammed Ben Salman pour l'Arabie saoudite". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Jonathan Gray". Executives.technology. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gary Hersham on mega-deals, expansion plans & the future of luxury real estate". Primersi. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  7. ↑ "Country Life International: Properties with vineyards". Countrylife.co.uk. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Ondine Millot (24 May 2006). "Un coup de fil et tout devient possible". Lieration.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan Gray: shaping investment opportunities for the Middle East". Africa-me.com. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Etan Vlessing (5 July 2021). "Cannes Creative Space: Jonathan Gray and Matthew Rhodes". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  11. 1 2 Tom Meisfjord (4 November 2020). "The Mark Wahlberg Action Movie Burning Up The Netflix Charts". Looper.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 "Jonathan Gray". IMDb. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Apple Lands Anthony and Joe Russo's 'Cherry,' Starring Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  14. ↑ "Attorney Benjamin Crump Boards 'Freedom Ride' Civil Rights Film". The Hollywood Reporter. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  15. ↑ Justin Kroll (2021-03-19). "MGM Nearing Deal For Hot Package 'Combat Control' With Jake Gyllenhaal Attached To Play Medal Of Honor Recipient John Chapman; 'Extraction's Sam Hargrave Directing". Deadline. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr. (19 August 2021). "Terence Winter Set To Script 'Otherwise Illegal Activity,' True Terrorism Thriller Financed by The Hideaway Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  17. ↑ Matt Grobar (20 December 2021). "The Hideaway Entertainment To Produce Parenting Comedy 'Sleep Train' Written By Andrew Nunnelly". Deadline. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  18. ↑ Matt Grobar (7 February 2022). "The Hideaway Entertainment To Produce Thriller 'Escape' From 'Rings Of Power' Creators J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay; James Watkins To Direct". Deadline.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  19. ↑ Etan Vlessing (9 July 2021). "Robert Schenkkan to Develop 'For Those I Loved' Limited Series for Hideaway Entertainment". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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