Director
Iain Softley
69 years · London, England, UK · 11 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 11
The Shepherd
2023 · Director, Writer
On Disney Plus
Curve
2015 · Director
On Philo
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015 · Actor
Trap for Cinderella
2013 · Screenplay, Director
On AMC+
Inkheart
2008 · Director
On Howdy Amazon Channel
The Skeleton Key
2005 · Director, Producer
On Peacock Premium
K-PAX
2001 · Director
On YouTube Free
Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
2001 · Director
The Wings of the Dove
1997 · Director
On Hoopla
Hackers
1995 · Director
On Philo
Backbeat
1994 · Screenplay, Director