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David S. Goyer

Writing

Born December 22, 1965 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Also known as David S Goyer · Cynthia Verlaine · David Samuel Goyer

Biography

David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer. He is best known for writing the screenplays and stories for several superhero films, including Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998), the Blade trilogy (1998–2004), Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012), Man of Steel (2013), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). He has also directed four films: Zig Zag (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), The Invisible (2007), and The Unborn (2009). He is the creator of the science fiction television series Foundation, which is loosely based on the Foundation series written by Isaac Asimov. Goyer was co-writer of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Batman Begins (2005), received another nomination for Dark City, and was nominated for four Hugo Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article David S. Goyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

The Dark Knight

2008Story

The Sandman

2022Creator, Executive Producer, Teleplay

The Flash

2014Thanks

Constantine

2014Creator, Executive Producer, Story, Writer

The Dark Knight Rises

2012Story

Foundation

2021Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Story, Writer

Constantine: City of Demons

2018Executive Producer

Batman Begins

2005Screenplay

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022Teleplay

The Tomorrow War

2021Producer

Da Vinci's Demons

2013Creator

Murderbot

2025Executive Producer

Superman

2025Thanks

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

2016Thanks

Dark City

1998Screenplay

The Shape of Water

2017Thanks

Constantine: City of Demons

Executive Producer

Krypton

2018Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay, Writer

Flashforward

2009Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer

The First Omen

2024Producer

Blade

1998Writer

Man of Steel

2013Screenplay, Story

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008Screenplay

The Night House

2020Producer

The Birth of a Nation

2016Executive Producer

Blade II

2002Executive Producer, Writer

Terminator: Dark Fate

2019Screenplay, Story

The Invisible

2007Director

Blade: The Series

2006Creator, Executive Producer, Writer

Assassination Nation

2018Producer

A-X-L

2018Producer

Hellraiser

2022Producer, Screenstory

Antlers

2021Producer

Tau

2018Producer

Jumper

2008Screenplay

Death Warrant

1990Writer

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016Executive Producer, Screenplay

Blade: Trinity

2004Director, Producer, Writer

Zig Zag

2002Director, Screenplay

The Puppet Masters

1994Screenplay

Ghost Rider

2007Executive Producer

The Crow: City of Angels

1996Screenplay

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991Writer

Night Patrol

2025Producer

Demonic Toys

1992Screenplay

The Forest

2016Producer

The Unborn

2009Director, Writer

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007as Self

Arcade

1993Screenplay