Andy Goddard (born 1968) is a Welsh director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing his feature debut ''

Set Fire to the Stars ''Set Fire to the Stars'' is a 2014 Welsh semi- biographical drama film directed by Andy Goddard in his directorial debut. Co-written by Goddard and Celyn Jones, the film stars Elijah Wood as poet John M. Brinnin and Jones as Dylan Thomas wi ...

'' (2014) and directing and co-producing his second feature ''

A Kind of Murder ''A Kind of Murder'' is a 2016 American mystery thriller film, directed by Andy Goddard from a screenplay by Susan Boyd. It is based upon the 1954 Patricia Highsmith novel '' The Blunderer''. It stars Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Vincent Karthei ...

'' (2016). Goddard has also directed five episodes of the ITV period drama series '' Downton Abbey''.

Life and career

Goddard was born in

Pembroke Dock Pembroke Dock ( cy, Doc Penfro) is a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, northwest of Pembroke on the banks of the River Cleddau. Originally Paterchurch, a small fishing village, Pembroke Dock town expanded rapidly following ...

, Wales and grew up on the

Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated ...

in Scotland. He later studied film, photography and television at

Napier University , mottoeng = Without knowledge, everything is in vain , established = 1992 – granted University status 1964 – Napier Technical College , type = Public , academic_staff = 802 , administrative_staff = 562 , chancellor = Will Whitehorn , ...

in Edinburgh. Goddard's debut short ''Little Sisters'' was nominated for a BAFTA Award and won the Gold Hugo Award for Best Narrative Short Film at the 34th Chicago International Film Festival. The film went on to win the DM Davies Award at the Welsh International Film Festival and the Grand Prix in European Competition at Festival du film de Vendôme. His television work includes episodes of '' The Bill'', '' Once Upon a Time'', '' Torchwood'', '' Law & Order: UK'', '' Downton Abbey'', and ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''. In 2014, Goddard collaborated with actor Celyn Jones on ''

'', a feature-length film depicting

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under ...

' first trip to America in 1950. Jones portrayed the Welsh poet, opposite Elijah Wood, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Goddard. The film premiered at the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Goddard and Jones were nominated for the

BAFTA Cymru BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA in Wales or WAFTA) is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and was founded in 1987.

Award for Best Screenwriting. He has directed the psychological thriller film ''

'', starring

Patrick Wilson Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor and director. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in '' The Full Monty'' (2000–2001) and '' Okla ...

and Jessica Biel, an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel ''

The Blunderer ''The Blunderer'' is a psychological thriller by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1954 by Coward-McCann. It was third of her 22 novels, the second published under her own name. Synopsis Mild-mannered lawyer Walter Stackhouse has come to ha ...

''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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