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Gavin Hood
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- X-Men origins
- Ender's game
- X-Men origins
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Film & TV
Johannesburg, South Africa
Gavin Hood (born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender's Game, Eye in the Sky and Official Secrets.
Known for
- Eye in the Sky — Lieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh2015
- Ender's Game — Giant2013
- Show Me the Magic — Self2012
- Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins — Self2009
- The Thrill of the Chase: The Helicopter Sequence — Self2009
- In Enemy Hands — Achilles Captain2004
- King Solomon's Mines — Bruce McNabb2004
- A Reasonable Man — Sean Raine1999
- Traitor's Heart — Roberts1999
- Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target — Sparks1998
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- Listeners
- 2,390
- Total plays
- 4,521
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gavin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Gavin Hood 2015.jpg
- Height
- 1.85
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- date of birth
- 1963-05-12
- Commons category
- Gavin Hood
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Gavin Hood
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
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