# David Ellison

David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer, former actor, and the founder and CEO of Skydance Media. He is the son of multibillionaire and Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison.

## Early life and education

David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of billionaire Oracle Corporation co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison, and his ex-wife, Barbara Boothe Ellison. His father is of Italian and Jewish heritage. David attended the University of Southern California. He has one sister, film producer Megan Ellison, who founded Annapurna Pictures.

## Career

Ellison is the CEO and founder of Skydance Media. The company's films include Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Annihilation, World War Z, True Grit, Jack Reacher, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond. Ellison was named to Variety's Dealmaker list for 2010 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2011.
As an actor, Ellison has performed in the films Flyboys, Little Fish, Strange Pond and Hole in One.
Ellison's company Skydance Media expanded in 2013 with the launch of its television division. He has executive produced shows such as Altered Carbon, and Grace and Frankie.
In 2014, Ellison launched a new line of men's clothing, called the "LANAI Collection."
In 2017, Ellison helped launch Skydance Animation in partnership with Spain's Ilion Animation Studios.
In 2018, he announced that Skydance Media had partnered with Tencent Holdings Limited.
In January 2024, it was reported that Ellison was interested in merging Skydance Media with Paramount Global and buying the latter's parent company National Amusements from Shari Redstone.

## Personal life

Ellison is a licensed pilot with instrument ratings for helicopter aviation, aerobatics, commercial aviation, fixed-wing aircraft, and multi-engine aircraft. In 2003, aged 20, he was selected to perform as part of Sean D. Tucker's "Stars of Tomorrow" aerobatic team at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Ellison is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Television Academy.
He married Sandra Lynn Modic, an actress and singer, on October 1, 2011, in Palm Springs, California. The couple has two children.

## Filmography
### Film

Executive producer
* Flyboys (2006) (Uncredited)
* True Grit (2010)
* Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
* The Guilt Trip (2012)
* Jack Reacher (2012)
* G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
* Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
* World War Z (2013)
* Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
* Star Trek Beyond (2016)
* Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
* Baywatch (2017)
* Annihilation (2018)
* Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
* Without Remorse (2021)
* Snake Eyes (2021)
* Blush (2021)
* Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
* Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
* Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)
* Star Trek 4 (TBA)
Producer
* Terminator Genisys (2015)
* Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
* Life (2017)
* Geostorm (2017)
* Gemini Man (2019)
* Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
* 6 Underground (2019)
* The Old Guard (2020)
* The Tomorrow War (2021)
* The Adam Project (2022)
* Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
* Luck (2022)
* The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
* Air (2023)
* Ghosted (2023)
* Kelce (2023)
* Heart of Stone (2023)
* Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)
* Spellbound (2024)
* The Gorge (2025)
* The Old Guard 2 (2025)
* Fountain of Youth (2025)
* Pookoo (2025)
* Mayday (TBA)
* Matchbox (TBA)
* The Family Plan 2 (TBA)
* Ray Gunn (TBA)
* Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project (TBA)
* Untitled Skydance Animation/Don Hall project (TBA)

#### Actor

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Student #1 | |
| 2005 | When All Else Fails | Mike Williams | Short film |
| 2006 | Flyboys | Eddie Beagle | |
| 2009 | Hole in One | Tyler Hayden | |
| 2009 | Little Fish, Strange Pond | Romeo | Direct-to-video |

#### Director

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2005 | When All Else Fails | Short film |

#### Writer

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2005 | When All Else Fails | Short film |

#### Thanks

| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2013 | Phantom | Special thanks |

### Television
#### Executive producer

* Manhattan (2014−15)
* Ten Days in the Valley (2017)
* Grace and Frankie (2015−18)
* Dietland (2018)
* Condor (2018–2020)
* Altered Carbon (2018−19)
* Jack Ryan (2018−2023)
* Foundation (2021–present)
* Reacher (2022–present)
* Good Rivals (2022)
* The Checkup with Dr. David Agus (2022)
* The Big Door Prize (2023)
* FUBAR (2023)
* WondLa (2024)
* Terminator: The Anime Series (TBA)
* Neuromancer (TBA)
* Ring Shout (TBA)
* Cross (TBA)
* Hotel del Luna (TBA)

#### Actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Blank Slate | Blake Feltzer | Television film |
| 2010 | Leverage | Ballard | |