Martin Gooch was born in St. Albans, England. Martin Gooch is the only two-time winner of BBC Best Director. He has directed six feature films, Including Argh and the Quest for the Golden Dragon Skull. He has a Master's Degree in screenwriting from The University of the Arts London and has written over 20 screenplays, many of which have been optioned and bought. He has director credits on over a dozen shows and feature-length productions across scripted drama and comedy on the major UK international television channels. He has also directed many award-winning shorts, commercials and promos. He worked for Disney/Marvel on an Ant-Man and the Wasp spin-off as a producer and Directed the feature-length live performance film Night of a Thousand Vampires by The Damned to went to number one in the UK Music Film charts. His TV and interactive work has won a BAFTA and been nominated for an EMMY. He has won dozens of Best Director and Best Production awards at festivals worldwide and the prestigious World Fest Best Director and Bram Stoker Best director awards. He grew up in the UK and began his career in film and TV as a camera assistant and operator on major studio movies, including Harry Potter, James Bond - Goldeneye, Judge Dredd and The Muppets. In 2018 Martin was a winner with the Trinity Challenge backed by ARRI Media and Directors UK and wrote and directed the one-shot short film A Midwinter Night's Dream, filmed all in one shot using the ARRI Trinity Stabilisation system. Martin has a Master's degree in screenwriting from The University of the Arts London,
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 6, 1972 (54)
- St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Director, producer, writer, cinematographer and editor, also actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Martin Gooch's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas David Jones in The Search for Simon (2013)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Martin Gooch's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- The Search for Simon (2013) · actor, director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor · free
- The Gatehouse (2016) · director, writer, producer · free
- Atomic Apocalypse (2018) · director, writer, producer · free
- After Death (2012) · director, writer, producer, cinematographer · free
- The Rizen: Possession (2019) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Martin Gooch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Argh and the Quest for the Golden Dragon Skull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Stranger I Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Rizen: Possession(2019)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Atomic Apocalypse(2018)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Pretty Outrageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Gatehouse(2016)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Spirit2Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Search for Simon(2013)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
After Death(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
This Happened: Claudia Brücken Live at the Scala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
A Midwinter Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Agatha: Mistress of Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2012 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Martin Gooch's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 5th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Martin Gooch work with?
People who share at least 2 of Martin Gooch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Linal Haft shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Linal HaftShared titles: The Gatehouse (2016), The Search for Simon (2013), After Death (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Linal Haft
- Carol ClevelandShared titles: The Rizen: Possession (2019), The Search for Simon (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Carol Cleveland
- Sarine SofairShared titles: The Rizen: Possession (2019), The Gatehouse (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sarine Sofair
Composers and cinematographers
- Brooke deRosaShared titles: Atomic Apocalypse (2018), The Gatehouse (2016), The Search for Simon (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Brooke deRosa
- Paige LehnertShared titles: Atomic Apocalypse (2018), The Gatehouse (2016), The Search for Simon (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Paige Lehnert
- Simon WoodgateShared titles: The Gatehouse (2016), The Search for Simon (2013), After Death (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Simon Woodgate
- Mark HammondShared titles: The Gatehouse (2016), After Death (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Hammond
Producers
- Clare PearceShared titles: The Rizen: Possession (2019), The Gatehouse (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Clare Pearce
- Alexandra MaddisonShared titles: Atomic Apocalypse (2018), After Death (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandra Maddison
- Christel DahlskjaerShared titles: The Search for Simon (2013), After Death (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Christel Dahlskjaer
- Daniel GoochShared titles: The Search for Simon (2013), After Death (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Gooch
Mixed roles
- Matt MitchellShared titles: The Rizen: Possession (2019), The Gatehouse (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Mitchell