Question: Are director of film Grand Theft Auto (film) and director of film Act of Love (1980 film) both from the same country?

Act of Love is a 1980 made- for- TV film adaptation of the book" Act of Love: The Killing of George Zygmanik" by Judith Paige Mitchell. It stars Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg and Jacqueline Brookes. Film also features" Married ... with Children" star David Faustino. It was directed by Jud Taylor and written for screen by Michael De Guzman. The score was composed by Billy Goldenberg. <SEP> Grand Theft Auto is a 1977 American comedy road film directed by Ron Howard. It was Howard's feature film directorial debut, and it features Howard as Sam Freeman and Nancy Morgan as Paula Powers in the leading roles. The film takes its title from the crime grand theft auto, which is committed a number of times by several different characters. <SEP> Leslie Peter Benzies( born 17 January 1971) is a Scottish video game producer and the former president of Rockstar North, a subsidiary of Rockstar Games. He was the lead developer on the" Grand Theft Auto" series, taking responsibility from" Grand Theft Auto III" to" Grand Theft Auto V"( including" Grand Theft Auto Online"). Benzies is no longer working for Rockstar, and was in a lawsuit with its parent company, Take- Two Interactive, over unpaid royalties from April 2016 to February 2019. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest- starring in several television series, including an episode of" The Twilight Zone". He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor( played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom" The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film" The Music Man"( 1962), a critical and commercial success. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming- of- age film" American Graffiti"( 1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films of all time. Ronald William Howard( born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom" Happy Days", a role he would play from 1974 through 1980. Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film" The Shootist"( 1976) and the comedy film" Grand Theft Auto"( 1977), which also marked his directorial debut. In 1980, Howard left" Happy Days" to focus on directing. His films include the science- fiction/ fantasy" Cocoon"( 1985), the fantasy" Willow"( 1988), the thriller" Backdraft"( 1991), the historical docudrama" Apollo 13"( 1995), the Christmas comedy" How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the biographical drama" A Beautiful Mind"( 2001), the biographical sports drama" Cinderella Man"( 2005), the thriller" The Da Vinci Code"( 2006), the historical drama" Frost/ Nixon"( 2008),( 2018), and the documentary" Pavarotti"( 2019). For" A Beautiful Mind", Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Asteroid 12561 Howard is named after him. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries. <SEP> Judson Taylor( February 25, 1932 – August 6, 2008) was an American actor, television director, and television producer.