Drew Goddard
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Drew Goddard is an American film and television screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

 and producer best known for his collaborations with Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...

 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...

, The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods is an upcoming American tongue-in-cheek thriller-horror film, co-written and directed by Drew Goddard and co-written and produced by Joss Whedon. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford and Amy Acker.-Plot:...

) and J.J. Abrams (Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...

, Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...

, Cloverfield
Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a 2008 American disaster-monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and written by Drew Goddard.The film follows six young New Yorkers attending a going-away party on the night that a gigantic monster attacks the city...

).

Goddard joined the crew of Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...

 as a freelance writer for the first season in 2004. Goddard and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2005
The 58th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on 4 February 2006, honored the best film and television writers of 2005.-Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana*Capote - Dan Futterman...

 for their work on the season. Goddard rejoined the crew as a supervising producer and writer for the third season in 2006. He was promoted to co-executive producer mid-season. The writing staff were nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2007 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2006
The 59th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film and television writers of 2006.-Best Adapted Screenplay:The Departed - William Monahan...

 for their work on the second and third seasons. Goddard and his co-writer, show runner and executive producer Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof
Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed...

, were also nominated for the WGA Award for Best Episodic Drama at the February 2008 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2007
The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2007. Winners were announced on February 9, 2008.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...

 for writing the third season episode "Flashes Before Your Eyes". He returned as a co-executive producer for the fourth season
Lost (season 4)
The fourth season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company Network in the United States, and on CTV in Canada on January 31, 2008 and concluded on May 29, 2008...

 in 2007. He was nominated for the WGA award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2009 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...

 for his work on the fourth season of Lost. Goddard left the crew at the end of the fourth season.

He has a cameo on Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...

's web-based film, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as "Fake Thomas Jefferson."

Buffy

  • "Selfless"
  • "Conversations with Dead People" with Jane Espenson
    Jane Espenson
    Jane Espenson is an American script writer and television producer who has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and shared a Hugo Award for her writing on the episode "Conversations with Dead People"...

    ; Joss Whedon
    Joss Whedon
    Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...

     and Marti Noxon
    Marti Noxon
    Martha Mills "Marti" Noxon is an American television and film writer first known for writing and producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- Production :...

     uncredited
  • "Never Leave Me"
  • "Lies My Parents Told Me" with David Fury
    David Fury
    David Fury is an American television Screenwriter and Producer, best known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, 24, and Fringe.Fury was a Co-executive producer and Writer for the first season of Lost...

  • "Dirty Girls"

Angel

  • "Lineage"
  • "Damage" with Steven S. DeKnight
    Steven S. DeKnight
    Steven S. DeKnight is an American television screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for working on Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel. He has also written "Swell", a story in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season eight comic series, and served as a consulting producer...

  • "Why We Fight" with Steven S. DeKnight
  • "Origin"
  • "The Girl in Question" with Steven S. DeKnight

Alias

  • "Welcome to Liberty Village" - Jan. 26, 2005
  • "Tuesday" - March 30, 2005
  • "Mockingbird"- Oct. 20, 2005
  • "There's Only One Sydney Bristow"- April 26, 2006 (100th episode)
  • "All the Time in the World"- May 22, 2006 (series finale)


Lost

  • 1.16 - "Outlaws
    Outlaws (Lost)
    "Outlaws" is the 16th episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by Drew Goddard. It first aired on February 16, 2005 on ABC...

    " – February 16, 2005
  • 3.02 - "The Glass Ballerina
    The Glass Ballerina
    "The Glass Ballerina" is the second episode of the third season of the TV series Lost, and the 51st episode overall. The episode was written by Jeff Pinkner and Drew Goddard and directed by Paul Edwards, and premiered on October 11, 2006 on ABC...

    " – October 11, 2006 with Jeff Pinkner
    Jeff Pinkner
    Jeff Pinkner is an American television writer and producer. He graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore Maryland in 1983. He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost...

  • 3.08 - "Flashes Before Your Eyes
    Flashes Before Your Eyes
    "Flashes Before Your Eyes" is the 8th episode of the third season of the American drama television series Lost, and the show's 57th episode overall. The episode was written by the series co-creator, show runner and executive producer Damon Lindelof and supervising producer Drew Goddard, and...

    " – February 14, 2007 with Damon Lindelof
    Damon Lindelof
    Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed...

  • 3.13 - "The Man from Tallahassee
    The Man from Tallahassee
    "The Man from Tallahassee" is the 13th episode of the 3rd season of Lost, and the 62nd episode overall. It was aired on March 21, 2007 on ABC. The episode was written by Drew Goddard and Jeff Pinkner and directed by Jack Bender...

    " – March 21, 2007 with Jeff Pinkner
  • 3.16 - "One of Us
    One of Us (Lost)
    "One of Us" is the 16th episode of the third season of Lost. It aired on April 11, 2007, making it the 65th episode of the series. The episode was written by Carlton Cuse and Drew Goddard and directed by Jack Bender...

    " – April 11, 2007 with Carlton Cuse
    Carlton Cuse
    Carlton Cuse is an AmericanEmmy Award winning screenwriter and producer, most famous as executive producer andscreenwriter for the American television series Lost for...

  • 3.20 - "The Man Behind the Curtain
    The Man Behind the Curtain
    "The Man Behind the Curtain" is the 20th episode of the 3rd season of Lost, and the 69th episode overall. It was first aired on May 9, 2007 on ABC. The episode was directed by Bobby Roth and written by Elizabeth Sarnoff and Drew Goddard....

    " – May 9, 2007 with Elizabeth Sarnoff
    Elizabeth Sarnoff
    Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost.-Career:...

  • 4
    Lost (season 4)
    The fourth season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company Network in the United States, and on CTV in Canada on January 31, 2008 and concluded on May 29, 2008...

    .02 - "Confirmed Dead
    Confirmed Dead
    "Confirmed Dead" is the second episode of the fourth season and 74th episode overall of the ABC's serial drama television series Lost. It was aired on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada on February 7, 2008. The episode was written by co-executive producer Drew Goddard and co-producer...

    " – February 7, 2008 with Brian K. Vaughan
    Brian K. Vaughan
    Brian Keller Vaughan is an American comic book and television writer. He is best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride of Baghdad, and was one of the principal writers of the television series Lost, during seasons three through five...

  • 4.06 - "The Other Woman
    The Other Woman (Lost)
    "The Other Woman" is the 78th episode of the serial drama television series Lost and the sixth episode of the show's fourth season. It aired on March 6, 2008 on the American Broadcasting Company in the United States and on CTV in Canada. The episode was written by co-executive producer Drew...

    " – March 6, 2008 with Christina M. Kim
    Christina M. Kim
    Christina M. Kim is an American television writer. In the 2005-06 television season, she joined the writing staff of Lost for the series second season. The staff won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the second season. She...

  • 4.09 - "The Shape of Things to Come
    The Shape of Things to Come (Lost)
    "The Shape of Things to Come" is the 81st episode of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost and is the ninth episode of the fourth season. It aired on April 24, 2008 on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. The episode was written by co-executive producer Drew Goddard and...

    " – April 24, 2008 with Brian K. Vaughan

Films written

  • Cloverfield
    Cloverfield
    Cloverfield is a 2008 American disaster-monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and written by Drew Goddard.The film follows six young New Yorkers attending a going-away party on the night that a gigantic monster attacks the city...

     (2008)
  • The Cabin in the Woods
    The Cabin in the Woods
    The Cabin in the Woods is an upcoming American tongue-in-cheek thriller-horror film, co-written and directed by Drew Goddard and co-written and produced by Joss Whedon. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford and Amy Acker.-Plot:...

    , with Joss Whedon
    Joss Whedon
    Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...

     (2012)

Comics written

  • Tales of the Vampires
    Tales of the Vampires
    Tales of the Vampires is a five issue American comic book limited series , published by Dark Horse Comics and set in the Buffyverse. It comprises an anthology of short stories written by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, Ben Edlund, and Drew Goddard...

     ("Antique")
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. The series serves as a canonical continuation of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and follows the events of that show's final televised season. It is produced by Joss Whedon, who wrote the...

    • Issues #12-15 - "Wolves at the Gate
      Wolves at the Gate
      "Wolves at the Gate" is the third story arc that spreads from the twelfth to the fifteenth issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series of comic books, a continuation of the television series of the same name. It is written by Drew Goddard....

      " (2008)

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