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Akiva Goldsman

Writing

Born July 7, 1962 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes The Client; Batman Forever and its sequel Batman & Robin; I, Robot; I Am Legend; Cinderella Man; and numerous rewrites (some credited, some uncredited). He wrote over a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series Fringe. In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed with director Ron Howard of A Beautiful Mind to adapt Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code for Howard's film. He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequel Angels & Demons. Goldsman is also known for co-developing the DC Comics TV series Titans and the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard, a sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Nemesis. He is also the co-creator of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akiva Goldsman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2002
  • Writers Guild of America Award
  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2002 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Fringe

2008Director, Story, Writer

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

2022Director, Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay, Writer

Titans

2018Director, Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay, Writer

A Beautiful Mind

2001Writer

The Crowded Room

2023as Doctor

Finding Joe

2011as Self

Back to the Outback

2021Executive Producer

Kings

2009Director

Cinderella Man

2005Screenplay

Lone Survivor

2013Producer

Star Trek

2009as Vulcan Council Member

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

2006as Self

A Time to Kill

1996Screenplay

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013as Starfleet Admiral

Star Trek: Picard

2020Director, Executive Producer, Story, Writer

I Am Legend

2007Producer, Screenplay

Constantine

2005Producer

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

2021Producer

Doctor Sleep

2019Executive Producer

Star Trek: Discovery

2017Director, Executive Producer, Story

I, Robot

2004Screenplay

Without Remorse

2021Producer

Practical Magic

1998Screenplay

Underground

2016Executive Producer

Angels & Demons

2009Screenplay

The Da Vinci Code

2006Screenplay

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005Producer

The Client

1994Screenplay

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017Producer

Felicity

1998as Guest Speaker

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

2021as Self

Fair Game

2010Producer

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

2015Screenplay

Hancock

2008as Executive

Winter's Tale

2014Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Losers

2010Producer

Stephanie

2017Director

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017Story

Deep Blue Sea

1999Producer

The 5th Wave

2016Screenplay

Breakthrough

2015Director

Paranormal Activity 3

2011Executive Producer

Poseidon

2006Producer

Meet Cute

2022Producer

The Dark Tower

2017Producer, Screenplay

Paranormal Activity 2

2010Executive Producer

Brooklyn Rules

2007Executive Producer

Starsky & Hutch

2004Producer

Firestarter

2022Producer

Batman Forever

1995Screenplay