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Gavin Hood

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 12, 1963 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Johannesburg, South Africa

Biography

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

Acting
2015Eye in the SkyLieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh
2013Ender's GameGiant
2012Show Me the MagicSelf
2009Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete OriginsSelf
2004In Enemy HandsAchilles Captain
2004King Solomon's MinesBruce McNabb
1999A Reasonable ManSean Raine
1999Traitor's HeartRoberts
1998Operation Delta Force 3: Clear TargetSparks
1998Operation Delta Force 2: MaydaySparks
1997Stargate SG-1Colonel Alexi Vaselov
1996Live Wire: Human TimebombMike
1994Project Shadowchaser IITieg
1991Curse III: Blood SacrificeRobert
1991American KickboxerKen Holligan
Production
2019Official SecretsExecutive Producer
1998The StorekeeperProducer
Directing
2019Official SecretsDirector
2015Eye in the SkyDirector
2013Ender's GameDirector
2009X-Men Origins: WolverineDirector
2007RenditionDirector
2005TsotsiDirector
2001In Desert and WildernessDirector
1999A Reasonable ManDirector
1998The StorekeeperDirector
-The TestDirector
Writing
2019Official SecretsScreenplay
2013Ender's GameScreenplay
2005TsotsiWriter
2001In Desert and WildernessScreenplay
1999A Reasonable ManWriter
1998The StorekeeperWriter
-The TestScreenplay