1. Akiva Goldsman was born on July 7,1962 and is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.
24 Facts About Akiva Goldsman
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Akiva Goldsman wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series Fringe.
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In 2002, Akiva Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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In 2006, Akiva Goldsman re-teamed with A Beautiful Mind director Ron Howard to adapt Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code for Howard's film.
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Akiva Goldsman is known for co-developing the DC Comics TV series Titans and the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard, a sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Nemesis.
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Akiva Goldsman is the co-creator of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series.
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Akiva Goldsman was born in New York City to Jewish parents and raised in Brooklyn Heights.
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Akiva Goldsman graduated from Saint Ann's School, in Brooklyn Heights, where he says he made many friends with whom he later worked in the entertainment industry.
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Akiva Goldsman received his bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and attended the graduate fiction-writing program at New York University.
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In 1995, Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay for Batman Forever, marking his second collaboration with Schumacher.
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In 1996, Akiva Goldsman collaborated for a third time with director Schumacher on A Time to Kill, a legal drama based on John Grisham's 1989 novel of the same name.
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However, Akiva Goldsman declined, and after failed attempts to develop the sequel with another writer, Warner Bros.
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In 1998, Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay for the sci-fi action-adventure film Lost in Space, directed by Stephen Hopkins.
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That same year, Akiva Goldsman co-wrote the screenplay for the fantasy drama Practical Magic alongside Robin Swicord and Adam Brooks.
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In 2001, Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay for A Beautiful Mind, a biographical drama based on the life of mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics known for his contributions to game theory.
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Akiva Goldsman received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, marking his first Oscar nomination and win.
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The first episode Akiva Goldsman directed and wrote was "Bad Dreams".
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In 2014, Akiva Goldsman made his feature film directorial debut with Winter's Tale, a film adaptation of Mark Helprin's novel.
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Akiva Goldsman described Winter's Tale as an exploration of finding meaning, hope, and connection in life's hardships, themes he hoped would resonate with audiences.
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In 2017, Akiva Goldsman directed the horror thriller film Stephanie with Frank Grillo in the leading role.
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Akiva Goldsman co-wrote and produced the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, released on August 4,2017, which was one of Goldsman's post-Apotheosis films.
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In July 2017, Akiva Goldsman signed a two-year first-look deal with Paramount Pictures for his production company, Weed Road, after previously working with Warner Bros for many years.
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Akiva Goldsman was revealed in September 2018 to have been on the writing staff for Star Trek: Picard, a series focusing on the later years of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
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In February 2025, it was announced that Akiva Goldsman was developing a new television universe at Legendary Television, featuring three reimagined sci-fi series originally created by Irwin Allen.