Michael Jackson
Producer · Born February 11, 1958 (68) · Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
Primetime Emmy nominee
Michael Jackson has been a senior television executive in the UK and US - as Controller of BBC One and BBC Two; Chief Executive of Channel Four; President of Programming at USA Entertainment (where he was responsible for USA and Syfy); Chairman of Universal Television; and President of Programming for IAC. He has commissioned programs including Our Friends in the North, This Life, Queer As Folk, Monk, and Battlestar Galactica. At Two Cities TV, Michael executive produced Patrick Melrose (5x60') for Sky Atlantic and Showtime, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Hugo Weaving. The series was adapted by David Nicholls from the Edward St Aubyn novels, and was directed by Edward Berger. It won four BAFTAs, including Best Mini-Series and Best Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, and was also nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Biography from IMDb.
- February 11, 1958 (68)
- Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
- Producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Michael Jackson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael Jackson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Jackson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Amadeus(2025)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
A Wilderness of Error(2020)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Patrick Melrose(2018)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Civilizations(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
How We Got to Now(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
America: The Story of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Genius of Photography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Army of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2018, Outstanding Limited Series.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Michael Jackson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Jackson's MovieCove titles; Jane Root shares the most, 2.
- Jane RootShared titles: Civilizations (2018), How We Got to Now (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Root