Cast & creator
David S. Goyer
Best known for The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Foundation
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 nominated for four Hugo Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article David S. Goyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: David S Goyer, Cynthia Verlaine, David Samuel Goyer, Ricardo Festiva, David Goyer
72
film credits
37
television credits
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1990–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (109)
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The Flash
Thanks
2014
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Thanks
2016
Foundation
Executive Producer
2021Foundation
Writer
2021Foundation
Director
2021Foundation
Story
2021Foundation
Creator
2021
The Dark Knight
Story
2008
Superman
Thanks
2025
The Dark Knight Rises
Story
2012
The Sandman
Executive Producer
2022The Sandman
Teleplay
2022The Sandman
Creator
2022
Batman Begins
Screenplay
2005
Man of Steel
Screenplay
2013Man of Steel
Story
2013
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Screenplay
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Executive Producer
2016
Terminator: Dark Fate
Screenplay
2019Terminator: Dark Fate
Story
2019
FlashForward
Writer
2009FlashForward
Director
2009FlashForward
Executive Producer
2009FlashForward
Creator
2009
Krypton
Executive Producer
2018Krypton
Writer
2018Krypton
Story
2018Krypton
Teleplay
2018Krypton
Creator
2018
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Teleplay
2022
Ghost Rider
Executive Producer
2007
The Shape of Water
Thanks
2017
Murderbot
Executive Producer
2025
The Tomorrow War
Producer
2021
Constantine
Story
2014Constantine
Writer
2014Constantine
Executive Producer
2014Constantine
Creator
2014
Blade: Trinity
Director
2004Blade: Trinity
Writer
2004Blade: Trinity
Producer
2004
The First Omen
Producer
2024
Blade
Writer
1998
Threshold
Director
2005Threshold
Producer
2005Threshold
Writer
2005
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Executive Producer
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Story
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Screenplay
2011
Da Vinci's Demons
Creator
2013
Blade II
Writer
2002Blade II
Executive Producer
2002
Blade: The Series
Writer
2006Blade: The Series
Executive Producer
2006Blade: The Series
Creator
2006
Dark City
Screenplay
1998
The Night House
Producer
2021
Jumper
Screenplay
2008
Perversions of Science
Screenplay
1997
Antlers
Producer
2021
Death Warrant
Writer
1990
The Forest
Producer
2016
The Unborn
Director
2009The Unborn
Writer
2009
Mission to Mars
Co-Producer
2000
FreakyLinks
Creator
2000
The Birth of a Nation
Executive Producer
2016
Batman: Gotham Knight
Screenplay
2008
Hellraiser
Screenstory
2022Hellraiser
Producer
2022
Constantine: City of Demons
Executive Producer
2018
Assassination Nation
Producer
2018
A-X-L
Producer
2018
Night Patrol
Producer
2026
The Crow: City of Angels
Screenplay
1996
The Invisible
Director
2007
Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie
Executive Producer
2018
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Writer
1991
Demonic Toys
Screenplay
1992
Demonic Toys: Personal Demons
Characters
2010
Sleepwalkers
Writer
1997Sleepwalkers
Creator
1997
The Puppet Masters
Screenplay
1994
Tau
Producer
2018
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Writer
1998
Blade: House of Chthon
Script
2006
Ending the Knight
Self
2012
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
Self
2002
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self
2013
Zig Zag
Director
2002Zig Zag
Screenplay
2002Starman
Executive Producer
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Self
2005
The Substitute
Writer
1993
Blade II: Blood Brothers
Self
2012
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Self
2008
Arcade
Screenplay
1993
La Magra
Self
1998
Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics
Self
1998Fantastic Voyage
Writer
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer
himself
2006
Bloodsucking Cinema
Self
2007The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Producer
The Blood Tide
Self
1998Rogue
Producer
The Blob
Producer
DevilDolls
Writer
2012Fatal Fury
Screenplay