- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- November 10, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Portchester, England, UK
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (/ˈɡeɪmən/; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). He co-created the TV adaptations of Good Omens (2019–26) and The Sandman (2022–25). Gaiman's awards include Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards and Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book. The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards, and it was adapted into an acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London. Beginning i…
Filmography
tvEyes of Wakanda
2025 · Thanks
movieHold Me: A Hellblazer Story
2024 · Comic Book
tvDead Boy Detectives
2024 · Characters, Executive Producer
movieNandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
2023 · Gef (voice)
tvSuperpowered: The DC Story
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieDavid Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
2022 · Self
movieMike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022 · Self
tvThe Sandman
2022 · Crow / Skull Bird (voice), Executive Producer, Teleplay, Comic Book, Creator
tvWhat If...?
2021 · Thanks
movieThe Sparks Brothers
2021 · Self
tvStaged
2020 · Neil Gaiman
movieGood Omens: Lockdown
2020 · Writer
movieMum and Son's Chilling Adventures
2019 · Self
The Mushroom Hunters
movieThe Mushroom Hunters
2019 · Writer
movieDC Showcase: Death
2019 · Characters
movieThe Grave of St. Oran
2019 · Narrator (voice), Writer
tvGood Omens
2019 · Writer, Executive Producer, Book, Novel, Story, Teleplay, Creator
tvDoom Patrol
2019 · Thanks
movieTemple of Art
2018 · Self, Executive Producer
movieSignal to Noise
2018 · Original Story, Writer
movieWorlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
2018 · Self - Writer
movieBoiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana
2018
movieGhosts Behind the Screen
2017 · Musician/Performer
movieHow to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017 · Executive Producer, Short Story
tvAmerican Gods
2017 · Executive Producer, Novel, Writer
movieThe Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 · Self
movieTerry Pratchett: Back in Black
2017 · Self
movieNeil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
2016 · Self
tvNeil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016 · Self, Voice on the Radio (uncredited audio), Short Story, Executive Producer, Creator
tvLucifer
2016 · God (voice), Characters
movieThe Making of a Superhero Musical
2015 · Melvin Morel
movieFrankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night
2014 · Self
tvThe Flash
2014 · Thanks
movieFuture Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014 · Self
movieMarvel Knights: Eternals
2014 · Comic Book, Writer
tvMarvel Knights: Eternals
2014 · Writer
movieThe Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
2014 · Self
tvThe Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
movieA Dream of Flying
2013 · Writer
movieDoctor Who Explained
2013 · Self
movieDoctor Who: Rain Gods
2013 · Writer
movieNeil Gaiman's We Can Get Them for You Wholesal
2013 · Himself - Narrator (voice), Story
movieJay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
2013 · Albert the Manservant (voice)
movieAmanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
2012
tvWait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
2011 · Self - Not My Job guest
movieStrange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
2011 · Self
Nicholas Was
movieNicholas Was
2010 · Poem
movieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 · Self
movieThe People vs. George Lucas
2010 · Self
tv10 Minute Tales
2009 · Director, Writer
movieCoraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009 · Self
movieCoraline
2009 · Book
movieIt Was a Dark and Silly Night
2008 · Original Story
movieLovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008 · Self
movieDreams with Sharp Teeth
2008 · Self
movieThaco
2008 · Himself
movieBeowulf
2007 · Screenplay, Executive Producer
tvThe Big Bang Theory
2007 · Neil Gaiman
movieIn Search of Steve Ditko
2007 · Self
movieStardust
2007 · Novel, Producer
tvThe Guild
2007 · Neil Gaiman
movieWill Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
2007
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
movieShadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · Self
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Writer
movieMirrorMask
2005 · Screenplay, Story
movieComic Book Superheroes Unmasked
2003 · Self
movieSex, Lies & Superheroes
2003 · Self
movieA Short Film About John Bolton
2003 · Director, Writer
movieThe Eldritch Influence: The Life, Vision, and Phenomenon of H.P. Lovecraft
2003 · Himself
movieLife, the Universe and Douglas Adams
2002 · Narrator
HypaSpace
tvHypaSpace
2002 · Self
moviePrincess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
2001 · Himself
movieNeil Gaiman Live at the Aladdin
2001 · himself
movieArchangel Thunderbird
1998 · Baal
tvNeverwhere
1996 · Writer, Creator
tvBabylon 5
1994 · Writer
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Neil Gaiman (voice)
tvPrisoners of Gravity
1989 · Self
Cinnamon
movieCinnamon
— · Original Story, Writer, Executive Producer
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
movieThe Ocean at the End of the Lane
— · Novel
Black Hole
tvBlack Hole
— · Screenstory
tvAnansi Boys
— · Creator