Andrew Niccol

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name = Andrew Niccol
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|1|1
birth_place = Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand
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occupation = Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer
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spouse = Rachel Roberts (2002-)
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children = Jack Niccol (b.2003), Ava Lila Rae Niccol (b.2008)

Andrew M. Niccol (born 1964) is a screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed "Gattaca", "S1m0ne", and "Lord of War". He also wrote and co-produced "The Truman Show", which earned him an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay in 1999.

Niccol was born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand and grew up in Auckland. He left New Zealand at age 21 and began directing commercials in London, England.

Many of his films, such as "Gattaca", "S1m0ne", and "The Truman Show", view societal or political issues through a fantasy-sci-fi lens. "Lord of War", however, was a contemporary, matter-of-fact exploration of gunrunning.

Despite a rise in awareness of New Zealander-directed films in the wake of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "S1m0ne" was released in one cinema on one day in Niccol's home country, with its proceeds going to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis, which his sister Fiona has suffered from for many years. The three showings in 2003 were sold out, despite being in a cinema located over an hour from Wellington, the nearest metropolitan centre.

During the production of "S1m0ne", he met model Rachel Roberts, with whom he has a son, Jack, and a daughter, Ava Lila Rae.

Credits

* "Gattaca" (1997) (writer/director)
* "The Truman Show" (1998) (writer)
* "S1m0ne" also known as "Simone" (2002) (writer/producer/director)
* "The Terminal" (2004) (story)
* "Lord of War" (2005) (writer/producer/director)
* "" (2009) (writer/director)
* "Brave New World" (2011) (screenplay)

External links

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* [http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/artists/n/Andrew-Niccol/index-397306.html Yahoo Movies Profile]
* [http://andrewniccol.info Andrew Niccol Fansite]