
Person
Drew Goddard
Writing · Born 1975-02-26 · Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer most closely associated with the horror genre. He began his career writing episodes for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Alias, and Lost. After moving into screenwriting in film, he wrote Cloverfield (2008), World War Z (2013), and The Martian (2015), the latter earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2011, he made his directorial debut with The Cabin in the Woods. In 2015, Goddard created the Netflix series Daredevil. Soon after, he directed several episodes of The Good Place. He served as an executive producer for 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), the next instalment in the Cloverfield franchise. It was announced in April 2024 that he would write and direct a new film in The Matrix franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Drew Goddard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Project Hail Mary
Executive Producer

Lost
Writer

High Potential
Executive Producer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Writer

Superman
Thanks

Angel
Writer

Marvel's Daredevil
Executive Producer

The Good Place
Director

World War Z
Screenplay

The Martian
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2026Project Hail MaryExecutive Producer
- 2025SupermanThanks
- 2024High PotentialExecutive Producer
- 2018Bad Times at the El RoyaleDirector
- 2017Marvel's The DefendersWriter
- 2017Baby DriverThanks
- 2016The Good PlaceDirector
- 2016GrimsbyThanks
- 2015The MartianScreenplay
- 2015Marvel's DaredevilExecutive Producer
- 2013World War ZScreenplay
- 2012The Cabin in the WoodsDirector
- 2008Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogFake Thomas Jefferson
- 2008CloverfieldScreenplay
- 2004LostWriter
- 2001AliasWriter
- 1999AngelWriter
- 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerWriter
- —NevermoorWriter
- —The Matrix 5Director
- —PhonyExecutive Producer
- —PagansExecutive Producer
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