Iain Softley

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Born: 1958
Awards: 3 wins, 5 nominations

Softley was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, London, and Queens' College, Cambridge University, where he was a member of the college's dramatic society, the BATS, and directed a number of highly-praised theatrical productions. He worked for Granada TV and the BBC before becoming a director…

Biography

Softley was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, London, and Queens' College, Cambridge University, where he was a member of the college's dramatic society, the BATS, and directed a number of highly-praised theatrical productions. He worked for Granada TV and the BBC before becoming a director of music videos and, eventually, movies. His other films include Backbeat (1994), Hackers (1995), The Wings of the Dove (1997), K-PAX (2001), and The Skeleton Key (2005).

Director

The Shepherd(2023)

Curve(2015)

The Outcast(2015)

Trap for Cinderella(2013)

Playhouse Presents(2012)

Writer

The Shepherd(2023)

Trap for Cinderella(2013)

Backbeat(1994)

Producer

Inkheart(2008)

The Skeleton Key(2005)

Hackers(1995)

Additional Crew

The Flying Pickets(1983)

Thanks

Sariel(2015)

Passion and Romance: The Wings of the Dove(1999)

Self

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers(2015)as Self

A House Called Felicity(2005)as Self

Casting The Skeleton Key(2005)as Self

The Making of 'the Skeleton Key'(2005)as Self

Reel North(2003)as Self

Known for

Backbeat1994 · Director The Skeleton Key2005 · Director Hackers1995 · Director K-PAX2001 · Director

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Iain Softley and Ian Wilson in Backbeat (1994)

Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, and Iain Softley in Backbeat (1994)

Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller, and Iain Softley in Hackers (1995)

Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, and Iain Softley in Inkheart (2008)