Andrew Niccol
Born in New Zealand in 1964, Andrew Niccol is a screenwriter, film director and film producer. He lived and studied in Auckland before moving to London where he directed television advertisements for ten years.
He then moved to Los Angeles to make films that lasted "longer than 60 seconds." It was at this time that Niccol wrote the screenplay The Truman Show. In an interview Niccol stated that "his biggest mistake, was that [he] wrote [his] most expensive film (The Truman Show), first." He...