FILM DIRECTOR

Andrew Niccol

1964 - Today

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Andrew Niccol (born 10 June 1964) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed Gattaca (1997), Simone (2002), Lord of War (2005), In Time (2011), The Host (2013), and Good Kill (2014). He wrote and co-produced The Truman Show, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won him the BAFTA Award in the same category. His high-concept science fiction films tend to explore social, cultural and political issues; artificial realities and simulations are frequent themes in his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Niccol is the 708th most popular film director (down from 673rd in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 30th in 2019) and the 4th most popular New Zealander Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Andrew Niccol ranks 708 out of 2,041. Before him are Stanislav Govorukhin, Johnnie To, George Seaton, Bruno Nuytten, Bob Gale, and Benoît Jacquot. After him are Brad Bird, Karel Lamač, Nana Jorjadze, Alberto Cavalcanti, Yoji Yamada, and Terence Fisher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Andrew Niccol ranks 155. Before him are Hank Azaria, Serhat, Jeff Hanneman, Vladimír Weiss, Valentina Vargas, and Marius Lăcătuș. After him are Kerry King, Mladen Mladenović, The Boogeyman, Nicola Larini, Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Mark Addy.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Andrew Niccol ranks 44 out of 303. Before him are Richard Curtis (1956), Cindy Kiro (1958), Janet Frame (1924), George Forbes (1869), Harry Kerr (1879), and Wynton Rufer (1962). After him are Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), John Key (1961), Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Keith Urban (1967), and Peter Snell (1938).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Andrew Niccol ranks 4. Before him are Peter Jackson (1961), Jane Campion (1954), and Martin Campbell (1943). After him are Fran Walsh (1959), Rupert Julian (1879), Lee Tamahori (1950), Andrew Adamson (1966), Geoff Murphy (1938), Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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