The name here belongs off camera: Gavin Hood is a South African director whose name recurs across a run of productions. Among the rest of the credits, 'Ender's Game' stands out. The first job came at 35. Work has kept arriving across 28 years. The film 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is the credit that gets cited first.
Gavin Hood
Director · Actor · Since 1997
63 years (May 12, 1963)Johannesburg, South Africa
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The name here belongs off camera: Gavin Hood is a South African director whose name recurs across a run of productions. Among the rest of the credits, 'Ender's Game' stands out. The first job came at 35. Work has kept arriving across 28 years. The film 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is the credit that gets cited first.
Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender's Game, Eye in the Sky and Official Secrets.