- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- December 22, 1965
- Place of Birth
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
David S. Goyer
David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer. He is best known for writing the screenplays and stories for several superhero films, including Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998), the Blade trilogy (1998–2004), Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012), Man of Steel (2013), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). He has also directed four films: Zig Zag (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), The Invisible (2007), and The Unborn (2009). He is the creator of the science fiction television series Foundation, which is loosely based on the Foundation series written by Isaac Asimov. Goyer was co-writer of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Batman Begins (2005), received another nomination for Dark City, and was …
Filmography
movieNight Patrol
2026 · Producer
movieSuperman
2025 · Thanks
tvMurderbot
2025 · Executive Producer
movieThe First Omen
2024 · Producer
tvGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022 · Teleplay
movieHellraiser
2022 · Screenstory, Producer
tvThe Sandman
2022 · Executive Producer, Teleplay, Creator
movieAntlers
2021 · Producer
tvFoundation
2021 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Story, Creator
movieThe Tomorrow War
2021 · Producer
movieThe Night House
2021 · Producer
movieTerminator: Dark Fate
2019 · Screenplay, Story
movieConstantine: City of Demons - The Movie
2018 · Executive Producer
movieAssassination Nation
2018 · Producer
movieA-X-L
2018 · Producer
movieTau
2018 · Producer
tvConstantine: City of Demons
2018 · Executive Producer
tvKrypton
2018 · Executive Producer, Writer, Story, Teleplay, Creator
movieThe Shape of Water
2017 · Thanks
movieThe Birth of a Nation
2016 · Executive Producer
movieBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Screenplay, Executive Producer
tvDC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · Thanks
movieThe Forest
2016 · Producer
tvConstantine
2014 · Story, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
tvThe Flash
2014 · Thanks
movieJourney of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
movieThe Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013 · Self
movieMan of Steel
2013 · Screenplay, Story
tvDa Vinci's Demons
2013 · Creator
movieEnding the Knight
2012 · Self
movieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Story
movieBlade II: Blood Brothers
2012 · Self
movieDevilDolls
2012 · Writer
movieGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011 · Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
movieDemonic Toys: Personal Demons
2010 · Characters
tvFlashForward
2009 · Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
movieThe Unborn
2009 · Director, Writer
movieDark City: Memories of Shell Beach
2008 · Self
movieThe Dark Knight
2008 · Story
movieBatman: Gotham Knight
2008 · Screenplay
movieJumper
2008 · Screenplay
Bloodsucking Cinema
movieBloodsucking Cinema
2007 · Self
movieThe Invisible
2007 · Director
movieGhost Rider
2007 · Executive Producer
movieBlade: House of Chthon
2006 · Script
tvBlade: The Series
2006 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
movieThe Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer
2006 · himself
tvThreshold
2005 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieBatman Begins
2005 · Screenplay
movieNightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005 · Self
movieBlade: Trinity
2004 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002 · Self
movieZig Zag
2002 · Director, Screenplay
movieBlade II
2002 · Writer, Executive Producer
tvFreakyLinks
2000 · Creator
movieMission to Mars
2000 · Co-Producer
movieLa Magra
1998 · Self
movieThe Blood Tide
1998 · Self
movieOrigins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics
1998 · Self
movieBlade
1998 · Writer
movieNick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
1998 · Writer
movieDark City
1998 · Screenplay
tvSleepwalkers
1997 · Writer, Creator
tvPerversions of Science
1997 · Screenplay
movieThe Crow: City of Angels
1996 · Screenplay
movieThe Puppet Masters
1994 · Screenplay
movieThe Substitute
1993 · Writer
movieArcade
1993 · Screenplay
movieDemonic Toys
1992 · Screenplay
movieKickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991 · Writer
movieDeath Warrant
1990 · Writer
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
movieThe Reincarnation of Peter Proud
— · Producer
movieThe Blob
— · Producer
Fantastic Voyage
movieFantastic Voyage
— · Writer
Rogue
movieRogue
— · Producer
Starman
movieStarman
— · Executive Producer
Fatal Fury
movieFatal Fury
— · Screenplay