Field, Todd 1964-

PERSONAL

Full name, William Todd Field; born February 24, 1964, in Pomona, CA; son of Bo Goldman (a truck driver, policeman, welder, and salesman); mother, a librarian; married Serena Rathbun (a screenwriter); children: Alida P., Henry Rathbun, additional child. Education: Studied directing at the American Film Institute, 1994.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor Talent Agency, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actor, director, producer, composer, writer, camera operator, and boom operator.

Awards, Honors:

Independent Spirit Award nomination, best supporting male, Independent Features Project, 1994, for Ruby in Paradise; Special Jury Award, short filmmaking—honorable mention, Sundance Film Festival, Aspen Shortfest Award (with Serena Rathbun), best short film, Aspen Film, Franklin J. Schaffner Fellow Award, American Film Institute, 1995, all for Nonnie & Alex; Special Jury Award—dramatic, and Grand Jury Prize Award nomination—dramatic, both Sundance Film Festival, New York Film Critics Circle Award, best first film, National Board of Review Awards, best director and best screenplay (with Robert Festinger), FIPRESCI Prize—Special Distinction, Montreal World Film Festival, Grand Prix des Ameriques nomination, Montreal World Film Festival, Satyajit Ray Award and Sutherland Trophy—Special Mention, both London Film Festival, Independent Spirit Award, best first feature, Independent Spirit Award nomination (with Robert Festinger), best screenplay, Grand Prize Special nomination, Deauville Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize nomination, American Film Institute (AFI) Fest, 2001, Academy Award nominations, best writing—screenplay based on a material previously produced or published (with Robert Festinger) and best picture (with Graham Leader and Ross Katz), University of Southern California Scripter Award nomination (with others), Golden Satellite Award nomination (with Robert Festinger), best screenplay—adapted, International Press Academy, Grand Prix Award nomination, Paris Film Festival, Online Film Critics Society Award nominations, best breakthrough filmmaker, best director, and best screenplay-adapted (with Robert Festinger), AFI Film Award nominations, AFI Director of the Year, and AFI Movie of the Year (with Graham Leader and Ross Katz), and AFI Screenwriter of the Year (Robert Festinger), 2002, Bodil Award nomination, best American film, 2003, all for In the Bedroom; Chicago Film Critics Association Award, most promising director, 2002; Franklin J. Schaffner Award, American Film Institute, 2002; Satellite Award nomination (with Tom Perrotta), best screenplay—adapted, San Francisco Film Critics Award (with Tom Perrotta), best screenplay—adapted, Gotham Award nomination, best film, Independent Features Project, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination (with Tom Perrotta), best screenplay-adapted, 2006, Academy Award nomination (with Tom Perrotta), best writing—adapted screenplay, Writers Guild of America (Screen) Award nomination (with Tom Perrotta), best adapted screenplay, Visionary Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination (with Tom Perrotta), best screenplay—adapted, Golden Globe Award nomination (with Tom Perrotta), best screenplay—motion picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination (with Tom Perrotta), best writer, 2007, all for Little Children.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Crooner, Radio Days, 1987.

Bellhop, The Allnighter, Universal, 1987.

David Schreiner, Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), Buena Vista, 1989.

Robert Wilson, Fat Man and Little Boy (also known as Shadowmakers), Paramount, 1989.

Anthony Glenn, Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy (also known as KIA and Killed in Action), 1989.

Johnson, Full Fathom Five, Concorde, 1990.

Todd Brand, Back to Back, Concorde, 1990.

Cecil, Queens Logic, Seven Arts, 1991.

Richard, The End of Innocence, Skouras Pictures, 1991.

Title role, The Dog, 1992.

Mike McCaslin, Ruby in Paradise, October Films, 1993.

Duane, Sleep with Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994.

Beltzer, Twister, Warner Bros., 1996.

Frank, Walking and Talking, Miramax, 1996.

Chase, Farmer & Chase, Arrow Releasing, 1997.

Jimmy Warzniak, Broken Vessels, Unapix Entertainment, 1998.

Nick Nightingale, Eyes Wide Shut (also known as EWS), Warner Bros., 1999.

Todd Hackett, The Haunting (also known as La Maldicion), DreamWorks, 1999.

Walsh, New Port South, Buena Vista, 2000.

Thad Davis, Net Worth, Curb Entertainment, 2000.

Beyond City Limits, 2000.

Austin Walker/Donovan Miller, Stranger Than Fiction, 2000.

Mr. Walsh, New Port South, Buena Vista, 2001.

Jack Toretti, Beyond the City Limits (also known as Rip It Off and Rip Off), Spartan Home Entertainment, 2001.

(Uncredited) Himself, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (documentary), Warner Bros., 2001.

Film Work:

Additional boom operator, The Rapture, Fine Line, 1991.

Director, Too Romantic, Mercury Film, 1992.

Director, The Dog, 1992.

Director and additional camera operator, When I Was a Boy, Mercury Films, 1993.

Director, Delivering, Mercury Film, 1993.

Director and camera operator, Nonnie & Alex, Sundance Channel, 1995.

Coproducer, Broken Vessels, 1998.

Producer, director, and (uncredited) camera operator, In the Bedroom, Miramax, 2001.

Producer, director, and camera operator, Little Children, New Line Cinema, 2006.

Executive producer, Open Window, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Andres Johansson, Lance et compte (also known as Cogne et gagne and He Shoots, He Scores), 1986.

Kevin Davis, Take Five, CBS, 1987.

Ray "Rake" Monroe, Danger Theatre, 1993.

David Cassilli, Once and Again, ABC, 1999-2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Neil Barton/Adriano Pabrizi, Student Exchange, ABC, 1987.

David Yates, Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (also known as Frame Up), NBC, 1994.

Bob Younger, Frank and Jesse, HBO, 1995.

Donovan Miller/Austin Walker, Stranger than Fiction, Cinemax, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Jason, Lookwell, Disney Channel, 1991.

The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2002.

The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

Presenter, The 2006 Gotham Awards, 2006.

The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2007.

The 79th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Chad, "Captain Justice," Hard Knocks, 1987.

Charlie, the waiter, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Roseanne, ABC, 1988.

Eugene, "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), 1990.

"The Man from Gelatin," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), 1991.

Lewis, "The Poker Game," Bakersfield, P.D., Fox, 1993.

Josh Taubler, "Heartbreak," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

Sam, "Pick-Up Schticks," Cupid, ABC, 1998.

Voice of Ol' Drippy, "Ol' Drippy," Aqua Teen Hunger Force (animated; also known as ATHF), Cartoon Network, 2002.

Voice of Ol' Drippy, "The Last One," Aqua Teen Hunger Force (animated; also known as ATHF), Cartoon Network, 2002.

"Kate Winslet," Sunday Morning Shootout, AMC, 2006.

"John F. Burns/Hilary Swank/Todd Field," The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, 2007.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Outside Hearts," Once and Again, ABC, 1999.

"Cheyenne, WY," Carnivale, HBO, 2005.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Too Romantic, Mercury Film, 1992.

When I Was a Boy, Mercury Film, 1993.

Delivering, Mercury Film, 1993.

In the Bedroom, Miramax, 2001.

Little Children, New Line Cinema, 2006.

Film Scores:

Nowhere to Run, Concorde, 1989.

The Dog, 1992.

Ruby in Paradise, October Films, 1993.

Broken Vessels, Unapix Entertainment, 1998.

Film Songs:

Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), Buena Vista, 1989.