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Akiva Goldsman

Writing
63 years oldNew York City, New York, USA

Biography

Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes The Client; Batman Forever and its sequel Batman & Robin; I, Robot; I Am Legend; Cinderella Man; and numerous rewrites (some credited, some uncredited). He wrote over a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series Fringe. In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed with director Ron Howard of A Beautiful Mind to adapt Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code for Howard's film. He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequel Angels & Demons. Goldsman is also known for co-developing the DC Comics TV series Titans and the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard, a sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Nemesis. He is also the co-creator of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akiva Goldsman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
July 7, 1962
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Writing

Movies (38)

Practical Magic 2

Practical Magic 2

Screenplay (Writing)

2026

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
7.7

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

Executive Producer (Production)

2023

Meet Cute
5.8

Meet Cute

Producer (Production)

2022

Firestarter
5.5

Firestarter

Producer (Production)

2022

Back to the Outback
7.7

Back to the Outback

Executive Producer (Production)

2021

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
6.5

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

as Self

2021

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
6.9

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Producer (Production)

2021

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
7.1

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

Producer (Production)

2021

Doctor Sleep
7.1

Doctor Sleep

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

The Dark Tower
5.8

The Dark Tower

Screenplay (Writing)

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight
6.1

Transformers: The Last Knight

Story (Writing)

2017

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
6.6

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Producer (Production)

2017

Stephanie
6.2

Stephanie

Director (Directing)

2017

Rings
5.0

Rings

Screenplay (Writing)

2017

The 5th Wave
5.9

The 5th Wave

Screenplay (Writing)

2016

Insurgent
6.4

Insurgent

Screenplay (Writing)

2015

Winter's Tale
6.3

Winter's Tale

Screenplay (Writing)

2014

Lone Survivor
7.4

Lone Survivor

Producer (Production)

2013

Star Trek Into Darkness
7.3

Star Trek Into Darkness

as Starfleet Admiral

2013

Finding Joe
7.7

Finding Joe

as Self

2011

Paranormal Activity 2
5.8

Paranormal Activity 2

Executive Producer (Production)

2010

Jonah Hex
5.0

Jonah Hex

Producer (Production)

2010

Fair Game
6.5

Fair Game

Producer (Production)

2010

The Losers
6.3

The Losers

Producer (Production)

2010

Star Trek
7.4

Star Trek

as Vulcan Council Member

2009

Angels & Demons
6.7

Angels & Demons

Screenplay (Writing)

2009

Hancock
6.4

Hancock

as Executive

2008

I Am Legend
7.2

I Am Legend

Screenplay (Writing)

2007

I'm Reed Fish
5.5

I'm Reed Fish

Executive Producer (Production)

2007

The Da Vinci Code
6.7

The Da Vinci Code

Screenplay (Writing)

2006

Poseidon
5.9

Poseidon

Producer (Production)

2006

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.7

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Producer (Production)

2005

Cinderella Man
7.6

Cinderella Man

Screenplay (Writing)

2005

Constantine
7.1

Constantine

Producer (Production)

2005

I, Robot
7.0

I, Robot

Screenplay (Writing)

2004

Mindhunters
6.5

Mindhunters

Producer (Production)

2004

Starsky & Hutch
5.8

Starsky & Hutch

Producer (Production)

2004

Inside a Beautiful Mind
5.5

Inside a Beautiful Mind

as Self

2002

TV Shows (12)