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Neil Gaiman

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Neil Gaiman at an event for Stardust (2007)
The Lord of Dreams has been summoned, and captured, by mortal men. Once free from his captivity, this eternal ruler of Dreams will realize that his troubles are only just beginning.
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The Sandman (2022–2025)
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Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. He is best known for the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

As a child and a teenager, Gaiman read the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll, Mary Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, and Alan Moore.

Gaiman also wrote episodes of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, during Matt Smith's as the Doctor.
BornNovember 10, 1960
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BornNovember 10, 1960
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Good Omens (2019)
    Good Omens
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dexter Fletcher, Rab Affleck, Adam Fogerty, Ricky Gervais, Mark Strong, Charlie Cox, Carlos Peres, Spencer Wilding, Terry Murphy, and Jordan Long in Stardust (2007)
    Stardust
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Ray Winstone in Beowulf (2007)
    Beowulf
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Stephen Fry, Tom Sturridge, Kyo Ra, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Donna Preston, Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Vivienne Acheampong in The Sandman (2022)
    The Sandman
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)

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    Writer



    • The Sandman
      • based on the DC Comic by, developed by (creator)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Anansi Boys
      • based on the novel by, co-showrunner
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series
    • The Graveyard Book
      • book
      • In Development
    • Black Hole
      • earlier screenplay
      • Pre-production



    • Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story (2024)
      Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story
      6.7
      Short
      • original story
      • 2024
    • Yuyu Kitamura, George Rexstrew, Kassius Nelson, and Jayden Revri in Dead Boy Detectives (2024)
      Dead Boy Detectives
      7.5
      TV Series
      • based on the characters created for DC by
      • 2024
    • Good Omens (2019)
      Good Omens
      8.0
      TV Series
      • based on the novel by
      • created for television by
      • written for television by ...
      • 2019–2023
    • The Sandman (2020)
      The Sandman
      9.1
      Podcast Series
      • written by
      • DC publications written by
      • based on characters created by
      • 2020–2022
    • Stephen Fry, Tom Sturridge, Kyo Ra, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Donna Preston, Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Vivienne Acheampong in The Sandman (2022)
      The Sandman
      7.7
      TV Series
      • based on the DC Comic The Sandman by
      • developed by
      • teleplay by (creator)
      • 2022
    • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
      Lucifer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • based on characters created for DC by
      • based on characters created by: for Vertigo
      • based on the characters created by: for Vertigo
      • 2016–2021
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • based upon the book by
      • based on the novel by
      • teleplay by ...
      • 2017–2021
    • Good Omens: Lockdown (2020)
      Good Omens: Lockdown
      8.1
      Short
      • based on characters created by
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Arthur Darvill in Rory's Story (2020)
      Rory's Story
      7.5
      Video
      • writer
      • 2020
    • DC Showcase: Death (2019)
      DC Showcase: Death
      7.8
      Short
      • characters
      • 2019
    • The Grave of St. Oran (2019)
      The Grave of St. Oran
      7.1
      Short
      • poem
      • 2019
    • Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Ruth Wilson, and Alex Sharp in How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
      How to Talk to Girls at Parties
      5.7
      • based on the short story by
      • 2017
    • Stardust (2017)
      Stardust
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016)
      Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • short story
      • 2016
    • Good Omens (2014)
      Good Omens
      8.1
      Podcast Series
      • novel
      • 2014

    Producer



    • Anansi Boys
      • producer, executive producer (showrunner)
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series



    • Yuyu Kitamura, George Rexstrew, Kassius Nelson, and Jayden Revri in Dead Boy Detectives (2024)
      Dead Boy Detectives
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Good Omens (2019)
      Good Omens
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2019–2023
    • Stephen Fry, Tom Sturridge, Kyo Ra, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Donna Preston, Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Vivienne Acheampong in The Sandman (2022)
      The Sandman
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • The Sandman (2020)
      The Sandman
      9.1
      Podcast Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2020–2021
    • Temple of Art (2018)
      Temple of Art
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Ruth Wilson, and Alex Sharp in How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
      How to Talk to Girls at Parties
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016)
      Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Ray Winstone in Beowulf (2007)
      Beowulf
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dexter Fletcher, Rab Affleck, Adam Fogerty, Ricky Gervais, Mark Strong, Charlie Cox, Carlos Peres, Spencer Wilding, Terry Murphy, and Jordan Long in Stardust (2007)
      Stardust
      7.6
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2007

    Actor



    • Blood Kiss
      • Julian Cross
      • In Production



    • Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd, Sara Deane, Simon Pegg, Robert Paschall Jr., Karl Hall, Adam Sigal, Dominic Burns, Bill Prokopow, Sasha Yelaun, and Jack Christian in Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023)
      Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
      5.4
      • Gef (voice)
      • 2023
    • Staged (2020)
      Staged
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Neil Gaiman
      • 2022
    • The Sandman (2020)
      The Sandman
      9.1
      Podcast Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2020–2022
    • Stephen Fry, Tom Sturridge, Kyo Ra, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Donna Preston, Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Vivienne Acheampong in The Sandman (2022)
      The Sandman
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Crow
      • Skull Bird (voice)
      • 2022
    • The Grave of St. Oran (2019)
      The Grave of St. Oran
      7.1
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2019
    • Good Omens (2019)
      Good Omens
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Sleeping Movie Theater Patron (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
      Lucifer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • God (voice)
      • 2018
    • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
      The Big Bang Theory
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Neil Gaiman
      • 2018
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Snowball V
      • Neil Gaiman (voice)
      • 2011–2017
    • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016)
      Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Voice on the Radio (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • The Making of a Superhero Musical (2015)
      The Making of a Superhero Musical
      5.8
      Short
      • Melvin Morel
      • 2015
    • Good Omens (2014)
      Good Omens
      8.1
      Podcast Series
      • Officer Neil (voice)
      • 2014
    • Doctor Who: New Series Adventures (2005)
      Doctor Who: New Series Adventures
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2013
    • Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013)
      Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
      4.8
      • Albert the Manservant (voice)
      • 2013
    • Felicia Day, Jeff Lewis, Vincent Caso, Sandeep Parikh, Amy Okuda, and Robin Thorsen in The Guild (2007)
      The Guild
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Neil Gaiman
      • 2011

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    Videos24

    "The Sandman" Cast Breaks Down the Method Behind the Magic
    Clip 3:35
    "The Sandman" Cast Breaks Down the Method Behind the Magic
    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
    Clip 8:43
    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
    Clip 8:43
    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
    Casting the Spider-Verse Sequel
    Clip 3:54
    Casting the Spider-Verse Sequel
    Stardust
    Clip 0:56
    Stardust
    THACO
    Clip 5:17
    THACO
    American Scary
    Clip 4:13
    American Scary

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Nails Ghoulman
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • November 10, 1960
      • Portchester, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Amanda PalmerJanuary 2, 2011 - present (divorced, 1 child)
    • Parents
        David Bernard Gaiman
    • Other works
      Wrote the comic book limited series, "Death: The High Cost of Living".
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Biographical Movie
      • 8 Interviews
      • 13 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Some of his work derives from his own nightmares.
    • Quotes
      It's not a bad thing for a writer not to feel at home. Writers - we're much more comfortable at parties standing in the corner watching everybody else having a good time than we are mingling.
    • Trademarks
        Black T-shirt

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      64 years old
    • When was Neil Gaiman born?
      November 10, 1960
    • Where was Neil Gaiman born?
      Portchester, England, UK
    • What is Neil Gaiman's birth name?
      Neil R. Gaiman
    • How tall is Neil Gaiman?
      5 feet 10 inches, or 1.78 meters

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