Person profile
Gavin Hood
Woke Score
23/ 100
Lower is better
28 personal • 15 work
- Published titles
- 1
- Crew roles
- 1
- Cast roles
- 0
- Profile updated
- June 7, 2026
- TMDB person ID
- 13079
Creator Context
Summary
South African director and screenwriter whose films frequently explore social conditions in post-apartheid communities, redemption amid poverty and inequality, and the moral/ethical costs of modern warfare, drone operations, and state power. Early career included writing and directing educational dramas on HIV/AIDS for the South African Department of Health involving township youth; later work continues patterns of politically and humanistically engaged storytelling on conflict and justice.
Known Work
