David S. Goyer

David S. Goyer

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
December 22, 1965

Biography

David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer. He is best known for writing the screenplays and stories for several superhero films, including Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998), the Blade trilogy (1998–2004), Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012), Man of Steel (2013), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). He has also directed four films: Zig Zag (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), The Invisible (2007), and The Unborn (2009). He is the creator of the science fiction television series Foundation, which is loosely based on the Foundation series written by Isaac Asimov. Goyer was co-writer of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Batman Begins (2005), received another nomination for Dark City, and was nominated for four Hugo Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article David S. Goyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Photo

David S. Goyer 1

Representative Works

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
8.5
/ English
Superman
Superman
7.3
/ English
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
7.7
/ English
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
6.7
/ English
Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider
5.6
/ English
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
7.2
/ English
Blade
Blade
6.9
/ English
The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow War
7.5
/ English
Jumper
Jumper
6.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Dark Knight Rises
2012Winner

Best Writing

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight
2008Winner

Best Writing

The Dark Knight

Superman
2025Nominee

Best Performance

Superman

Career Highlights

Batman Begins
2005Highlight

Best Writing

Batman Begins

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016Highlight

Best Writing

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Video