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Gavin Hood

Directing

Born May 12, 1963 · Johannesburg, South Africa

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Biography

Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender's Game, Eye in the Sky and Official Secrets.

Awards & recognition

  • European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2005 · nominated

Filmography15 titles

Stargate SG-1

1997as Colonel Alexi Vaselov

Official Secrets

2019Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

Eye in the Sky

2015as Lieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh

Tsotsi

2005Director, Writer

Ender's Game

2013as Giant

Rendition

2007Director

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009Director

King Solomon's Mines

2004as Bruce McNabb

In Enemy Hands

2004as Achilles Captain

A Reasonable Man

1999as Sean Raine

Traitor's Heart

1999as Roberts

Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target

1998as Sparks

Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday

1998as Sparks

American Kickboxer

1991as Ken Holligan

Curse III: Blood Sacrifice

1991as Robert