Andy Harries,
Chief Executive

Andy started his career as an award-winning documentary maker, producing and directing films for Arena, Omnibus, The South Bank Show and the Emmy-nominated Africa for Channel 4. He later moved into the world of comedy directing and producing Lenny Henry’s feature film Lenny: Live and Unleashed.

Prior to establishing Left Bank Pictures, Andy Harries was Controller of Drama, Comedy and Film for Granada Productions. During this period (2000 – 2007) he produced a huge range of dramas, comedies and films for ITV1 and other broadcasters, winning awards from the Emmys and Golden Globes to BAFTA and the RTS and receiving an Academy Award nomination as producer of The Queen, which saw a run of six Academy Award nominations with Helen Mirren memorably winning Best Actress.

In 2007 Andy was awarded the BAFTA for outstanding contribution to the industry, and established Left Bank Pictures in July 2007 with Marigo Kehoe.

Left Bank’s inception lead to Harries being listed in The Guardian’s Media Top 100, making his entry at number 66. At the end of the year he was listed in Broadcast’s Top 100 Producers, being described as “one of the UK’s most outstanding drama producers”. In May 2007, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awarded him the Special Award in Honour of Alan Clarke. In December 2009, the Radio Times ranked him at number six in their “Faces of 2010” feature, a compilation of “the biggest names and the coming stars in the year ahead”. In Broadcast’s Top 100 for 2010, Harries was ranked at number two in the executive producers catagory.

In May 2011, The Royal Television Society conferred a Fellowship on Harries for Outstanding Contributions to the broadcasting industry. (Read More)