Akiva Goldsman

Akiva Goldsman
Goldsman at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1962-07-07) July 7, 1962 (age 62)
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1994–present
Spouses
(m. 2004; died 2010)
Joann Richter
(m. 2014)
Children2
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker.

Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes The Client; Batman Forever and its sequel Batman & Robin; I, Robot; I Am Legend; Cinderella Man, and numerous rewrites that (some credited, some uncredited). He also wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series Fringe.

In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed with A Beautiful Mind director Ron Howard to adapt Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code for Howard's film. He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequel Angels & Demons.

Goldsman is also 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. He is also the co-creator of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series.