Andrew Niccol, a New Zealander, wrote The Truman Show before turning his hand todirecting. Gattaca , also an original screenplayby Niccol, was his feature film directingdebut--a science fiction drama about geneticdiscrimination.Academy Award � nominee Peter Weir previouslydirected Witness , Dead Poet's Society , Picnic at Hanging Rock , Gallipoli , The Year ofLiving Dangerously , The Mosquito Coast , and Fearless . He lives in Australia.