Gavin Hood

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HOOD, Gavin (1963- ) is a South African film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for writing and directing the feature film Tsotsi (2005) which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Amongst others he also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Ender's Game.

Biography

Training

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Stage appearances in South Africa include I Can't Wait to Tie You to the Sofa in 1990 and The Tempest at Maynardville in 1994.

Awards, etc

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Hood

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