Grant Mansfield

Mansfield is CEO and founder of Plimsoll Productions, a global leader in premium unscripted content spanning natural history, adventure, documentaries, live and factual entertainment. Its BAFTA-, Oscar- and Emmy-winning team is behind more than 50 series, 14 live shows and eight films, including the six-time Emmy-winning, Awkwafina-narrated series A Real Bug’s Life, the highest-rated non-fiction series in the history of Disney+; global live event Skyscraper Live (Netflix), which was number three worldwide for multiple weeks; Secret Garden With David Attenborough, the BBC’s highest-rated launch in 2026; and the upcoming Finding Pompeii With Tom Hiddleston (Disney+). Before launching the company, Mansfield spent three years in LA as CEO of Zodiak USA. Before that, as MD of RDF, based in London, his credits included Ladette to Lady, Gene Simmons Rock School and Dickinson’s Real Deal. Prior to that, as head of programmes at Granada TV, Mansfield was responsible for the launch of I’m a Cele