Stephen Gaghan

Stephen Gaghan (/ˈɡeɪɡən/; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director.  He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Syriana which he wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the thriller Abandon and the family film Dolittle, and directed the drama Gold.