Iain Softley

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1956-11-30 (68 years old)

Place of Birth London, England, UK

Iain Softley

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iain Softley (born November 30, 1956) is an English film director. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he played the part of Thomas Becket in its 1975 production of T. S. Eliot's play, Murder in the Cathedral, and Queens' College, Cambridge. His movies include the Beatles film Backbeat (1994), Hackers (1995), The Wings of the Dove (1997), K-PAX (2001), The Skeleton Key (2005) and Inkheart (2008). Softley also has been developing an adaptation of Stephen Gallagher's novel The Boat House for Dimension Films, set in the English Lake District. He previously attempted to film the book in 1999, with Milla Jovovich in the lead role of a haunted and driven Russian émigré.

Known For

Director

2023
The Shepherd

as Director

2015
Curve

as Director

2015
The Outcast

as Director

2013
2008
Inkheart

as Director

2005
The Skeleton Key

as Director

2001
K-PAX

as Director

1997
1995
Hackers

as Director

1994
Backbeat

as Director

Producer

Come and Get Me

as Executive Producer

2005
The Skeleton Key

as Producer

1995
Hackers

as Executive Producer

Writer

2023
The Shepherd

as Screenplay

2013
Trap for Cinderella

as Screenplay

1994
Backbeat

as Screenplay