Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Iain Softley
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 2All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 1978
IMDb ID: nm0812200
Known for: Directing
Born: November 30, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2023
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.35
Wikidata: Q387412
Also known as
Iain Declan Softley
Frequent jobs
Director (11)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Iain Softley.
The Shepherd
Director
2023 Movie
Curve
Director
2015 Movie
Trap for Cinderella
Director
2013 Movie
Inkheart
Director
2008 Movie
The Skeleton Key
Director
2005 Movie
K-PAX
Director
2001 Movie
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Director
2001 Movie
The Wings of the Dove
Director
1997 Movie
Hackers
Director
1995 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Iain Softley.
The Outcast
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
Playhouse Presents
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Iain Softley.
K-PAX
Director
2001 Movie
The Shepherd
Director
2023 Movie
The Skeleton Key
Director
2005 Movie
The Wings of the Dove
Director
1997 Movie
Hackers
Director
1995 Movie
Inkheart
Director
2008 Movie
Backbeat
Screenplay
1994 Movie
Curve
Director
2015 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Iain Softley.
Hackers
Director
1995 Movie
The Skeleton Key
Director
2005 Movie
K-PAX
Director
2001 Movie
Inkheart
Director
2008 Movie
The Shepherd
Director
2023 Movie
Curve
Director
2015 Movie
Backbeat
Screenplay
1994 Movie
The Wings of the Dove
Director
1997 Movie
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015 Movie
Trap for Cinderella
Director
2013 Movie
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Director
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Iain Softley.
Playhouse Presents
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
The Outcast
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Iain Softley.
Backbeat
Screenplay
1994 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Iain Softley.
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015 Movie