Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 30, 1956
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
14 titles
Iain Softley
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
Filmography
The Shepherd
Director
Curve
Director
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
The Outcast
Director
Trap for Cinderella
Director
Playhouse Presents
Director
Inkheart
Director
The Skeleton Key
Director
K-PAX
Director
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Director
The Wings of the Dove
Director
Hackers
Director
Backbeat
Screenplay
Come and Get Me
Executive Producer