
Person
Roy Ackerman
Production
Biography
Roy Ackerman is an English television executive producer. He originally joined Diverse Productions as a researcher in 1984. He was Creative Director of Diverse Productions until he stepped down in April 2009 to join Fresh One Productions, the company founded by Jamie Oliver, in June 2009. He held the positions of Managing Director at Fresh One and Chief Creative Officer at the Jamie Oliver Media Group, and left the company in March 2015. He then held the position of Managing Director of Pulse Films from June 2015 until September 2016. In April 2017, Ackerman was appointed Director of International Strategy at the Zinc Media Group as well as Managing Director of the television subsidiary Films of Record.
Known for

Panorama
Executive Producer

Spies of Warsaw
Executive Producer

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
Executive Producer

Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
Executive Producer

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Executive Producer

The Men Who Made Us Fat
Executive Producer

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Co-Executive Producer

Why We Fight
Executive Producer

Mrs Mandela
Executive Producer
Volvo City
Producer
Filmography
- 2020Black in Space: Breaking the Color BarrierExecutive Producer
- 2013Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicExecutive Producer
- 2013Spies of WarsawExecutive Producer
- 2012The Men Who Made Us FatExecutive Producer
- 2010Tiger Woods: the Rise and FallExecutive Producer
- 2010Jamie Oliver's Food RevolutionExecutive Producer
- 2010Mrs MandelaExecutive Producer
- 2009The Secret Life of the Berlin WallExecutive Producer
- 2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonCo-Executive Producer
- 2005Why We FightExecutive Producer
- 2002The Real Gary GlitterExecutive Producer
- 2001Jesus Army BattlecentreExecutive Producer
- 2001Battle for the HolocaustExecutive Producer
- 2000The GamblerExecutive Producer
- 2000Philosophy: A Guide to HappinessExecutive Producer
- 1999J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to TalkExecutive Producer
- 1998Don't Get High on Your Own SupplyExecutive Producer
- 1991Volvo CityProducer
- 1953PanoramaExecutive Producer
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