Andrew M Niccol born 10 June 1964 is a New Zealandborn screenwriter producer and director He wrote and directed Gattaca S1m0ne and Lord of War He also wrote and coproduced The Truman Show which earned him an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay in 1999 and won him a BAFTA award for Best Screenplay Many of his films such as Gattaca S1m0ne and The Truman Show view societal or political issues through a fantasyscience fiction lens Lord of War however was a contemporary matteroffact exploration of gunrunning Niccol was born in Paraparaumu New Zealand in 1964 and grew up in Auckland where he attended Auckland Grammar School He left New Zealand at age 21 and began directing commercials in London England During the production of S1m0ne he met model Rachel Roberts with whom he has a son Jack in 2003 and a daughter Ava in 2008 Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Niccol licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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