| Jonathan Gray | |
| Birth Date: | 1980 8, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cannes, France |
| Nationality: | French-American |
| Occupation: | Entrepreneur, investor Film and TV producer |
| Father: | Martin Gray |
Jonathan Gray (born 24 August 1980[1] in Cannes, France) is a French-American entrepreneur, investor, and film and TV producer. He founded the strategic investment firm First Idea in 2008, and the LA-based film production company The Hideaway Entertainment in 2017.
Gray is the son of French-American Holocaust survivor and writer Martin Gray.[2] He attended the Carnot high school in Cannes, with a literature-focused curriculum, and then attended the SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis.[3]
At 16 years old, he worked for Disney to welcome stars in Cannes and organize their stay.[4] At the age of 20, Jonathan Gray became the assistant of a real estate developer in Southern France. From 2003 to 2019, he founded and managed his own events company, JG Events, specialized in luxury events. In 2005, he launched a real estate company representing high-end properties on the Côte d'azur. In 2007, the company merged with the London-based real estate broker Beauchamp Estates, making Jonathan Gray co-owner of the company and its exclusive representative in France.[5] [6] He sold the Château Miraval to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,[7] [8] the Villa les Cèdres in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and La Belle Époque in Monaco.[5]
From 2005 to 2009, Jonathan Gray was also the founder and managing director of the French subsidiary of the high-end concierge service Quintessentially.[5] [9] In 2008, he founded First Idea International Ltd., a strategic investment consultancy with a focus on the post-oil economy in the Middle East.[10]
In 2017, Gray launched the independent film production company The Hideaway Entertainment, marking the start of his career as a producer.[11] With The Hideaway Entertainment, Jonathan Gray was involved in the production of the films Mile 22 (2018),[12] (2019), Bloodshot (2020),[13] and Cherry (2021).[14]
In 2019, Jonathan Gray launched the company Intelligent Design Agency (iDeA) which develops "idea-first" technologies for large scale projects, including Saudi Arabia's futurist city Neom.[4] [5] In May 2023, he was appointed to the board of directors of Prairie Operating Co., a Nasdaq-quoted energy investment company.[15]
See also: The Hideaway Entertainment.
| Release Date | Title | Directors | Role | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2018 | Mile 22 | Peter Berg | Executive Producer | ||
| June 14, 2019 | F. Gary Gray | Executive Producer | |||
| March 13, 2020 | Bloodshot | David S. F. Wilson | Executive Producer | ||
| February 26, 2021 | Cherry | Anthony Russo Joe Russo | Producer | ||
| Freedom Ride | Deon Taylor | Producer | [16] | ||
| Combat Control | Sam Hargrave | Producer | [17] | ||
| Otherwise Illegal Activity | Producer | [18] | |||
| Sleep Train | Producer | [19] | |||
| Escape | James Watkins | Producer | [20] | ||
| For Those I loved | Producer | [21] | |||
| Can You Hear Me? | Dean Israelite | Producer | [22] |
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |