Andy Goddard

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Andy Goddard
Born1968 (age 5556)
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1997–present

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 .

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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. [1] 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 . [2]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asFormatNotes
DirectorWriter
1998Little SistersYesYesShort film
1999Yabba Yabba Ding DingYesYesShort film
2000Rice Paper StarsYesYesTV short
Kings of the Wild FrontierYesYesTV short
2001Stacey StoneYesNoTV series7 episodes
2003 Taggart YesNoTV series2 episodes
Casualty YesNoTV seriesEpisode: "Hurt the One You Love"
The Bill YesNoTV series2 episodes
2005 Hex YesNoTV seriesEpisode: "Noir"
Twisted Tales YesNoTV series4 episodes
Murphy's Law YesNoTV series2 episodes
2006 Wire in the Blood YesNoTV seriesEpisode: "Time to Murder and Create"
The OutsidersYesNoTV film
2006–08 Torchwood YesNoTV series6 episodes
2008 Doctor Who YesNoTV seriesEpisode: "The Next Doctor"
2009–11 Law & Order: UK YesNoTV series10 episodes
2011–12 Downton Abbey YesNoTV series5 episodes
2011 Outcasts YesNoTV series2 episodes
2013 Dracula YesNoTV series2 episodes
Once Upon a Time YesNoTV seriesEpisode: "Save Henry"
2014 Set Fire to the Stars YesYesFilm
2016 A Kind of Murder YesNoFilmAlso co-producer
Daredevil YesNoTV seriesEpisode: "Regrets Only"
The Level YesNoTV series3 episodes
2016, 2018 Luke Cage YesNoTV series2 episodes
2017 Iron Fist YesNoTV seriesEpisode: "Bar the Big Boss"
The Punisher YesNoTV series2 episodes
2018 Altered Carbon YesNoTV series1 episode
2019 Six Minutes to Midnight YesNoFilm
Carnival Row YesNoTV series2 episodes
2023–24 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters YesNoTV series2 episodes; also executive producer

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1998 BAFTA Award Best Short Film (with Nic Muirson)Little SistersNominated
Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo for Best Narrative Short FilmWon
2000Rice Paper StarsNominated
2010 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form (with Russell T. Davies) Doctor Who (for the episode "The Next Doctor")Nominated
SFX Awards Best TV Episode (with Russell T. Davies)Nominated
2014 Edinburgh International Film Festival Best British Feature Film Set Fire to the Stars Nominated
Audience AwardNominated
2015 BAFTA Cymru Best Screenwriting (with Celyn Jones)Nominated
Miami International Film Festival Best Screenplay (with Celyn Jones)Nominated

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References

  1. Billington, Alex (13 May 2015). "Elijah Wood as a Poet in Andy Goddard's 'Set Fire to the Stars' Trailer". FirstShowing.net.
  2. Kilday, Gregg (22 February 2013). "'Downton Abbey' Director Andy Goddard to Take on 'The Blunderer'". The Hollywood Reporter .