FILM DIRECTOR

Gavin Hood

1963 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Gavin Hood is the 1,403rd most popular film director (down from 1,388th in 2024), the 178th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gavin Hood ranks 1,403 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Winterbottom, Noémie Lvovsky, Naomi Kawase, Takashi Shimizu, Goutam Ghose, and Alexander Hall. After him are Joseph Ruben, Igor Maslennikov, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Mike Judge, Carlo Vanzina, and Olivier Megaton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Gavin Hood ranks 432. Before him are Marcos Pontes, Jens Hultén, Li Shufu, Kira Ivanova, David LaChapelle, and Hiroaki Hirata. After him are Florence Parly, Detlef Schrempf, Jed Brophy, Mark McGwire, Mikael Pernfors, and Fito Páez.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gavin Hood ranks 178 out of 454. Before him are Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Fatima Meer (1928), Griselda Pollock (1949), Constand Viljoen (1933), Solomon Linda (1909), and Bessie Head (1937). After him are Florence Fuller (1867), Denis Goldberg (1933), Ted Moore (1914), Gordon Hodgson (1904), Clarence Walker (1898), and Richard Borcherds (1959).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Africa

Among film directors born in South Africa, Gavin Hood ranks 3. Before him are Jamie Uys (1921), and Tosca Musk (1974). After him are Neill Blomkamp (1979), Roger Michell (1956), Jonathan Liebesman (1976), Richard Stanley (1966), Wayne Kramer (1965), and Darrell Roodt (1962).

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