Duncan Hamish Kenworthy OBE (born September 1949)Duncan Kenworthy Biography (1949–) is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company DNA Films. He is currently a producer at Toledo Productions.
Early life Kenworthy was educated at Rydal Mount School, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, which is now Rydal Penrhos School, an independent international boarding school. The school renovated the sixth form social space in 2018 and, after a generous donation from Kenworthy during the campaign to all alumni for support, it named the study room in his honour, as The Kenworthy Study Room.
He later attended Christ's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, from 1968, graduating in 1971 with a first class degree in English. He then studied as a postgraduate in the United States at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
Career After finishing his education in the US, he remained there, working with Jim Henson. On returning to the UK, he became an independent producer, with credits including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Lawn Dogs (1997), Notting Hill (1999), Love Actually (2003) and The Eagle (2011). His television productions include Jim Henson's The Storyteller and the 1996 version of Gulliver's Travels. He was also co-creator, producer and creative consultant of Fraggle Rock. He appeared in photographs in the credits of Four Weddings and a Funeral (although uncredited) as "Matthew's Gorgeous New Boyfriend". He is currently the Vice President of BAFTA, having previously held the position of chairman (2004–06).
Selected filmography 1994: Four Weddings and a Funeral 1997: Lawn Dogs 1999: Notting Hill 2001: The Parole Officer 2003: Love Actually 2011: The Eagle 2016: The Pass 2018: The Children Act
Awards In February 2015, the National Film and Television School's Board of Governors bestowed an Honorary Fellowship on Kenworthy."Duncan Kenworthy OBE, Bestowed an Honorary Fellowship at NFTS Grad Show" , NFTS.
On 23 October 2026, Kenworthy will be awarded a BAFTA Fellowship during a special presentation. British academy said, "He will be honoured for his extraordinary contribution to film, championing British talent and storytelling through a distinguished body of work that has resonated with audiences worldwide, as well as his enduring commitment to inspiring and supporting the next generation of screen talent."
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