Cary Woods

Who is Cary Woods?

Cary Woods is an American film producer.

After beginning his career at the William Morris Agency—where he worked with Gus Van Sant, Charlie Sheen, Uma Thurman and Matt Dillon, among others, and shepherded films including Heathers and Drugstore Cowboy—he moved to Sony Pictures Entertainment as Vice-President, Office of the Chairman, under Peter Guber and Jon Peters. Woods struck a production deal with Sony two years later to produce films starring Mike Myers, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei and Christopher Walken, among others, before launching his own company, Independent Pictures.

Bronx-born Woods began his career at William Morris in LA, where he introduced audiences to directors and talent including Van Sant, Todd Solondz, Michael Lehmann, Sam Kinison, Sandra Bernhard, Sheen, Thurman and Matt Dillon. Recognized for his strong relationships with new and established filmmakers and actors, at 27 Woods moved to Sony under Guber and Peters. After working for Chairman Guber and Peters for Sony, he segued to a production deal to produce features including, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Rudy, Only You and Threesome.