Biography
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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Masters of the Universe
2026
Executive Producer
Almost two decades after crashing down to Earth, Prince Adam is whisked back across space to defend his home planet of Eternia against the evil forces...

The First Omen
2024
Producer
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own fa...

Hellraiser
2022
Screenstory, Producer
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group o...

Antlers
2021
Producer
A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening ...

The Tomorrow War
2021
Producer
The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is los...

The Night House
2021
Producer
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently de...

Terminator: Dark Fate
2019
Screenplay, Story
Decades after Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, a lethal new Terminator is sent to eliminate the future leader of the resistance. In a fight to sav...

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie
2018
Executive Producer
A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas Chandler and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure his daughter Trish from a mysterious s...

Assassination Nation
2018
Producer
After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four...

A-X-L
2018
Producer
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.

Tau
2018
Producer
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

The Birth of a Nation
2016
Executive Producer
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, mode...

The Forest
2016
Producer
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in se...

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
as Self
This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward t...

Man of Steel
2013
Screenplay, Story
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he w...

Ending the Knight
2012
as Self
A comprehensive look into how Director Christopher Nolan and his production team made "The Dark Knight Rises" the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight l...

The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Story
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is...

Blade II: Blood Brothers
2012
as Self
David Goyer talks about the genesis of 'Blade II' and Guillermo del Toro's involvement.

DevilDolls
2012
Writer
A true trilogy of terror! Welcome to the haunted dollhouse where 3 devilish tales of twisted horror take place. From a re-animated rag doll that seeks...

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011
Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spe...

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons
2010
Characters
A group of people on a world wide search for oddities find themselves trapped in a nine hundred year old Italian castle when they accident unleash the...

The Unborn
2009
Director, Writer
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

The Dark Knight
2008
Story
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the rema...

Batman: Gotham Knight
2008
Screenplay
A chronicle of Bruce Wayne's establishment and progression into Gotham City’s legendary caped crusader through 6 standalone episodes.

Jumper
2008
Screenplay
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers oth...
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
as Self
The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear o...

The Invisible
2007
Director
After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him ...

Ghost Rider
2007
Executive Producer
In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Sim...

Blade: House of Chthon
2006
Script
The brutal hunt for the pure bloods continues as the ultimate vampire hunter, Blade, battles to defeat the House of Chthon, an ancient evil sect of va...

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer
2006
as himself
David Goyer knows how to bring comic book heroes to kicking, screaming, vengeful life, as he did in The Crow: City of Angels, the Blade series, and Ba...

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
2005
as Self
Documentary on the making of 'Blade: Trinity'.

Batman Begins
2005
Screenplay
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable t...

Blade: Trinity
2004
Director, Writer, Producer
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out in...

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002
as Self
Documentary about the making of the film 'Blade II'.

Zig Zag
2002
Director, Screenplay
An autistic 15-year-old boy steals money from his boss to provide rent for his abusive father, who uses the money to repay a loan shark.

Blade II
2002
Writer, Executive Producer
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Mission to Mars
2000
Co-Producer
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is...
La Magra
1998
as Self
This short documentary shows the original ending to 'Blade' (1998) and explains why it is not in the final film.
Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics
1998
as Self
David S. Goyer, Stan Lee, and Wizard magazine's Gareb Shamus discuss the shift from brightly colored superheroes of the 1970s to the darker antiheroes...
The Blood Tide
1998
as Self
A look at blood's role in everything from theology to history, medicine, vampire lore and mythology, literature, and the movie 'Blade' (1998).

Blade
1998
Writer
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
1998
Writer
Marvel's hard-boiled hero is brought back to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling himself in the Yukon since the end of the Cold War. The children ...

Dark City
1998
Screenplay
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic ...

The Crow: City of Angels
1996
Screenplay
A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize h...

The Puppet Masters
1994
Screenplay
The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

The Substitute
1993
Writer
A high school substitute English teacher resorts to murder to protect her murderous dark past while seducing a student who begins to suspect her true ...

Arcade
1993
Screenplay
Alex Manning and her friends decide to visit the local video arcade known as "Dante's Inferno" where a new virtual reality arcade game called "Arcade"...

Demonic Toys
1992
Screenplay
While on a stakeout, Judith Gray, a beautiful, tough cop, is trapped inside a warehouse full of toys that have been awakened to murderous life by a st...

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
Writer
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goa...

Death Warrant
1990
Writer
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding ma...
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
N/A
Producer
A man's life begins to unravel after his hauntingly familiar nightmares draw him towards a woman he has never met.

The Blob
N/A
Producer
Remake of the 1958 B-movie about a small American town's battle against a gelatinous alien lifeform that engulfs every living thing it touches and gro...
Fantastic Voyage
N/A
Writer
A remake of the 1966 sci fi classic.
Night Patrol
N/A
Producer
An African-American LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring ...
Rogue
N/A
Producer
Plot kept under wraps, the project revolves around a CIA agent.