Directing
Iain Softley
Born November 30, 1956 · London, England, UK
Biography
Iain Declan 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
7.4
K-PAX
Director
6.5
The Skeleton Key
Director, Producer
6.1
Inkheart
Director
6.2
Hackers
Executive Producer, Director
5.4
Curve
Director
6.3
The Shepherd
Director, Writer
7.1
The Wings of the Dove
Director
6.7
Backbeat
Screenplay, Director
5.6
Trap for Cinderella
Director, Screenplay
7.5
The Outcast
Director
10.0 TMDB
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015 · Movie
6.1
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Director
6.8
Playhouse Presents
Director
Come and Get Me
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2023The ShepherdDirector, WriterMovie
- 2015CurveDirectorMovie
- 2015The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at HackersMovie
- 2015The OutcastDirectorSeries
- 2013Trap for CinderellaDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 2012Playhouse PresentsDirectorSeries
- 2008InkheartDirectorMovie
- 2005The Skeleton KeyDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2001K-PAXDirectorMovie
- 2001Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video CollectionDirectorMovie
- 1997The Wings of the DoveDirectorMovie
- 1995HackersExecutive Producer, DirectorMovie
- 1994BackbeatScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- —Come and Get MeExecutive ProducerMovie