David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist, and comic book writer.

Alongside Brannon Braga, Goyer co-created FlashForward, a science-fiction TV series that premiered on ABC in 2009.

[7] In 2011, Goyer wrote a short story titled "The Incident" in which Superman renounces his United States citizenship.

[11] The show ran for three seasons and received generally favorable reviews, including an 81% rating from Rotten Tomatoes.

[12] In March 2013, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Goyer would be directing a film adaptation of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.

[23] Breaking the news, The Hollywood Reporter announced: "The project has been quiet since 2011, but Goyer's involvement kick-starts and will re-engineer what the studio and producers hope to be an event-sized tentpole.

It is also now placing the project on the fast track"[23] In January 2016, acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro signed on to direct the feature.

[24] Goyer co-wrote Warner Bros.' blockbuster Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), with Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio.

In July 2016, it was announced that Goyer will write and direct an upcoming interactive virtual reality film about Darth Vader.

[30] In September 2017, Deadline reported that Goyer and his Green Lantern Corps partner Justin Rhodes, as well as Chris Eglee and Josh Friedman were hired to take part in a writers room in order to write the next Terminator trilogy, under the direction of collaborating team Tim Miller and James Cameron.

[31] In the early 2020s, Goyer produced The Night House, starring Rebecca Hall, as well as the Scott Cooper film Antlers.

[33] Goyer executive produces and serves as showrunner for Foundation, which premiered on Apple TV+ on September 24, 2021, and is based on Isaac Asimov's novels of the same name.

Goyer had been involved with an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic book The Sandman since he had pitched a story idea in December 2013.