Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for writing and directing the Academy Award-winning Foreign Language Film Tsotsi (2005). He is the director of the 20th Century Fox film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, released on 1 May 2009. He is currently working on a film about the 1925 serum run to Nome of Alaska and Balto, the sled dog that became a celebrity because of the run. Called Kings of the Trail. Film released in 2012. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gavin Hood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963-05-12 |
Movies
Eye in the Sky
as Lieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh
2015
Ender's Game
as Giant
2013
Show Me the Magic
as Self
2012
2009
In Enemy Hands
as Achilles Captain
2005
Traitor's Heart
as Roberts
1999
A Reasonable Man
as Sean Raine
1999
Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target
as Sparks
1998
Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday
as Sparks
1998
Live Wire: Human Time Bomb
as Mike
1996
Project Shadowchaser II
as Tieg
1994
American Kickboxer
as Ken Holligan
1991
Witchcraft
as Robert
1991
Movies
Official Secrets
Executive Producer
2019
Official Secrets
Director
2019
Official Secrets
Screenplay
2019
Eye in the Sky
Director
2015
Ender's Game
Screenplay
2013
Ender's Game
Director
2013
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Director
2009
Rendition
Director
2007
Tsotsi
Writer
2005
Tsotsi
Director
2005
In Desert and Wilderness
Writer
2001
In Desert and Wilderness
Director
2001
A Reasonable Man
Director
1999
A Reasonable Man
Writer
1999
The Storekeeper
Producer
1998
The Storekeeper
Writer
1998
The Storekeeper
Director
1998
The Test
Screenplay
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The Test
Director
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