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Andy Goddard

British director and screenwriter (born 1968)

Summary

British director and screenwriter (born 1968)

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nameAndy Goddard
birth_date
birth_placePembroke Dock, Wales
occupation{{Flat list
years_active1997–present
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer

Andy Goddard (born 1968) is a Welsh director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing his feature debut Set Fire to the Stars (2014) and directing and co-producing his second feature A Kind of Murder (2016). Goddard has also directed five episodes of the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey.

Life and career

Goddard was born in Pembroke Dock, Wales and grew up on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. He later studied film, photography and television at Napier University in Edinburgh.

Goddard's debut short Little Sisters was nominated for a BAFTA Award and won the Gold Hugo Award for Best Narrative Short Film at the 34th Chicago International Film Festival. The film went on to win the DM Davies Award at the Welsh International Film Festival and the Grand Prix in European Competition at Festival du film de Vendôme.

His television work includes episodes of The Bill, Once Upon a Time, Torchwood, Law & Order: UK, Downton Abbey, and Doctor Who. In 2014, Goddard collaborated with actor Celyn Jones on Set Fire to the Stars, a feature-length film depicting Dylan Thomas' first trip to America in 1950. Jones portrayed the Welsh poet, opposite Elijah Wood, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Goddard. The film premiered at the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Goddard and Jones were nominated for the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Screenwriting. He has directed the psychological thriller film A Kind of Murder, starring Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel, an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel The Blunderer.

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asFormatNotesDirectorWriter
1998Little SistersShort film
1999Yabba Yabba Ding DingShort film
2000Rice Paper StarsTV short
Kings of the Wild FrontierTV short
2001Stacey StoneTV series7 episodes
2003TaggartTV series2 episodes
CasualtyTV seriesEpisode: "Hurt the One You Love"
The BillTV series2 episodes
2005HexTV seriesEpisode: "Noir"
Twisted TalesTV series4 episodes
Murphy's LawTV series2 episodes
2006Wire in the BloodTV seriesEpisode: "Time to Murder and Create"
The OutsidersTV film
2006–08TorchwoodTV series6 episodes
2008Doctor WhoTV seriesEpisode: "The Next Doctor"
2009–11Law & Order: UKTV series10 episodes
2011–12Downton AbbeyTV series5 episodes
2011OutcastsTV series2 episodes
2013DraculaTV series2 episodes
Once Upon a TimeTV seriesEpisode: "Save Henry"
2014Set Fire to the StarsFilm
2016A Kind of MurderFilmAlso co-producer
DaredevilTV seriesEpisode: "Regrets Only"
The LevelTV series3 episodes
2016, 2018Luke CageTV series2 episodes
2017Iron FistTV seriesEpisode: "Bar the Big Boss"
The PunisherTV series2 episodes
2018Altered CarbonTV series1 episode
2019Six Minutes to MidnightFilm
Carnival RowTV series2 episodes
2023–24Monarch: Legacy of MonstersTV series2 episodes; also executive producer

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1998BAFTA AwardBest Short Film (with Nic Muirson)Little Sisters
Chicago International Film FestivalGold Hugo for Best Narrative Short Film
2000Rice Paper Stars
2010Hugo AwardsBest Dramatic Presentation – Short Form (with Russell T. Davies)Doctor Who (for the episode "The Next Doctor")
SFX AwardsBest TV Episode (with Russell T. Davies)
2014Edinburgh International Film FestivalBest British Feature FilmSet Fire to the Stars
Audience Award
2015BAFTA CymruBest Screenwriting (with Celyn Jones)
Miami International Film FestivalBest Screenplay (with Celyn Jones)

References

References

  1. "Andy Goddard | A Brief History Of Time (Travel)".
  2. (December 7, 1998). "Scotland's raw talent is honoured in Bafta awards".
  3. Walkley, Luke. (February 3, 2015). "An Interview With…Andy Goddard (Set Fire To The Stars)". Movie Marker.
  4. Billington, Alex. (13 May 2015). "Elijah Wood as a Poet in Andy Goddard's 'Set Fire to the Stars' Trailer". FirstShowing.net.
  5. Kilday, Gregg. (22 February 2013). "'Downton Abbey' Director Andy Goddard to Take on 'The Blunderer'". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
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