Richard Alan Reid (born 29 September 1984) is a British film and television producer, director and media executive. He currently serves as President of BuzzFeed Studios, overseeing digital video, social media, film, television, audio and distribution for BuzzFeed, Tasty, Complex Networks, HuffPost and more.
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Early life and education
Reid grew up in Berkshire, where he attended Reading Blue Coat School and Redroofs Theatre School. He joined the National Youth Theatre. He graduated from the University of Sussex, New York Film Academy, and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Career
Reid's feature film credits include Puppy Love which he co-directed, produced and co-wrote for Lionsgate, MGM and Amazon Studios, EXmas with Leighton Meester and Robbie Amell, F*** Marry Kill starring Lucy Hale, Book of Love with Sam Claflin and Veronica Echegui, 1Up with Ruby Rose for Lionsgate, Amazon's My Fake Boyfriend with Sarah Hyland and Dylan Sprouse, One True Loves with Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey, Paramount's The Black Demon with Josh Lucas, Lionsgate's Fall, the Renny Harlin-directed horror film Devil's Pass, Frat Pack, Accidental Love with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel, Fear of Rain as well as The End of Us and Recovery, both of which premiered at the 2021 South By Southwest Film Festival.
Reid's television credits include NBC's Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story, The Rise and Fall of Lularoe for Discovery+, the highly acclaimed Once Upon A Time A Londongrad for NBCUniversal, Worth It: UK which he also directed, and Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween on Peacock.
