Iain Softley

Known for: Directing
Born: November 30, 1956
Birthplace: London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

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Come and Get Me
Come and Get Me TBA
Executive Producer
The Shepherd 2023
Director, Writer
Curve 2015
Director
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers 2015
Actor
Trap for Cinderella 2013
Director, Screenplay
Inkheart 2008
Director
The Skeleton Key 2005
Director, Producer
K-PAX 2001
Director
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection 2001
Director
The Wings of the Dove 1997
Director
Hackers 1995
Executive Producer, Director
Backbeat 1994
Screenplay, Director

Credits from TMDB.