Andy Goddard (born 1968) is a Welsh director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing his feature debutSet Fire to the Stars (2014) and directing and co-producing his second featureA Kind of Murder (2016). Goddard has also directed five episodes of theITV period drama seriesDownton Abbey.

Goddard was born inPembroke Dock,Wales and grew up on theIsle of Skye inScotland. He later studied film, photography and television atNapier University inEdinburgh.

Goddard's debut shortLittle Sisters^[1] was nominated for aBAFTA Award^[2] and won the Gold Hugo Award for Best Narrative Short Film at the 34thChicago International Film Festival. The film went on to win the DM Davies Award at the Welsh International Film Festival and the Grand Prix in European Competition at Festival du film de Vendôme.

His television work includes episodes ofThe Bill,Once Upon a Time,Torchwood,Law & Order: UK,Downton Abbey, andDoctor Who.^[3] In 2014, Goddard collaborated with actor Celyn Jones onSet Fire to the Stars, a feature-length film depictingDylan Thomas' first trip to America in 1950.^[4] Jones portrayed the Welsh poet, oppositeElijah Wood, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Goddard. The film premiered at the 68thEdinburgh International Film Festival, and Goddard and Jones were nominated for theBAFTA Cymru Award for Best Screenwriting. He has directed the psychological thriller filmA Kind of Murder, starringPatrick Wilson andJessica Biel, an adaptation of thePatricia Highsmith novelThe Blunderer.^[5]

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