Tim Bevan

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For the deceased racing driver of the same name, see Tim Bevan (racing driver).

Tim Bevan, CBE (b. 1958, Queenstown, New Zealand) is a movie producer.

Tim Bevan co-founded Working Title Films in London with Sarah Radclyffe in the 1980s. (Eric Fellner now partners Tim Bevan at Working Title Films). Among Bevan's more than 40 films as producer or executive producer are Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Love Actually, Notting Hill, Elizabeth and Bridget Jones's Diary.

Working Title Films signed a deal with Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported $600 (USD) million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 (USD) million without having to consult their paymasters.

Bevan is divorced from English actress Joely Richardson; the two have a daughter, Daisy, born in 1992. He is married to Amy Gadney, they have a daughter Nell, born 2001 and a son Jago, born 2003.