Nathan Ross is an American film and television producer whose work spans Academy Award–winning features and some of HBO's most acclaimed limited series and documentaries. He is the founder of LilyRose Productions and a co-founder of Crazyrose, the company he formed with the late director Jean-Marc Vallée. Before producing, he was a talent agent at ICM Partners, and he serves on the board of the Palm Springs International Film Festival & Society.
Emmy Honors
Critical Incident: Death at the Border (2025)
As an executive producer, Ross won the Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Documentary at the 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Awards for this HBO documentary, directed by Rick Rowley. The film was also a Peabody Award nominee. It marked Ross's second Emmy.
Big Little Lies (2017)
Ross was an executive producer on HBO's Big Little Lies, winner of Outstanding Limited Series at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards — eight Emmys in all — and four Golden Globes. His first Emmy.
Featured Documentary
Critical Incident: Death at the Border
HBO Original documentary · Premiered December 29, 2025 · Directed by Rick Rowley · Executive produced by Nathan Ross. Winner, Outstanding Investigative Documentary, 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Awards; 2026 Peabody Award nominee.
Selected Credits
Television
- Critical Incident: Death at the Border — Executive Producer, HBO (2025)
- Lady in the Lake — Executive Producer, Apple TV+ (2024)
- Sharp Objects — Executive Producer, HBO (2018)
- Big Little Lies — Executive Producer, HBO (2017–2019)
Film
- Demolition — Executive Producer (2016)
- Wild — Executive Producer (2014)
- Dallas Buyers Club — Executive Producer (2013)
Production Companies
LilyRose Productions
Nathan Ross's production banner, developing feature and premium television projects.
Crazyrose
Film and television production and financing company co-founded with Jean-Marc Vallée, with a first-look deal at HBO and HBO Max.