Iain Softley

Directing·Nov 30, 1956·London, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
The Shepherd2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Curve2015 · Director	Director
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers2015 · Actor	Actor
Trap for Cinderella2013 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Inkheart2008 · Director	Director
The Skeleton Key2005 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
K-PAX2001 · Director	Director
The Wings of the Dove1997 · Director	Director
Hackers1995 · Director	Director
Backbeat1994 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director