Drew Goddard

51, from Houston, Texas, USA

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Biography

Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer most closely associated with the horror genre. He began his career writing episodes for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Alias, and Lost. After moving into screenwriting in film, he wrote Cloverfield (2008), World War Z (2013), and The Martian (2015), the latter earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2011, he made his directorial debut with The Cabin in the Woods.

In 2015, Goddard created the Netflix series Daredevil. Soon after, he directed several episodes of The Good Place. He served as an executive producer for 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), the next instalment in the Cloverfield franchise. It was announced in April 2024 that he would write and direct a new film in The Matrix franchise.

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Timeline

2026Aged 51

  • Poster for Project Hail Mary

    Screenplay

2025Aged 50

  • Poster for Superman

    Thanks

2018Aged 43

  • Poster for Bad Times at the El Royale

    Producer

2017Aged 42

  • Poster for Baby Driver

    Thanks

2016Aged 41

  • Poster for Grimsby

    Thanks

  • Poster for 10 Cloverfield Lane

    Executive Producer

2015Aged 40

  • Poster for The Martian

    Executive Producer

2013Aged 38

  • Poster for World War Z

    Screenplay

2012Aged 37

  • Poster for The Cabin in the Woods

    Screenplay

2008Aged 33

  • Poster for Cloverfield

    Screenplay

Year unknown

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