years_active birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
1989 -- present johannesburg , south africa 12 may 1963 nerissa black gavin hood
 gavin hood film director , screenwriter and actor
gavin hood

gavin hood -lrb- born 12 may 1963 -rrb- is a south african filmmaker , screenwriter , producer and actor , best known for writing and directing `` tsotsi '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , which won the academy award for best foreign language film .
he also directed the films '' '' and `` ender 's game '' .
