---
name: "William Gibson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-gibson"
fi1m_id: "william-gibson"
imdb_id: "nm0317218"
tmdb_id: 150783
wikidata_id: "Q188987"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 March 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:43:21.445241+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# William Gibson

## Identity

William Gibson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-gibson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-gibson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0317218
- **TMDB ID:** 150783
- **Wikidata ID:** Q188987
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188987, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317218/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150783

Writer. Born 17 March 1948 in Conway, South Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 March 1948, Conway, South Carolina, USA
- **Also known as:** William Ford Gibson, William F. Gibson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188987, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317218/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150783

## Coming up

- *Neuromancer* (2027-01-21), Novel

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

William Gibson is an American-Canadian writer of speculative fiction. Born in Conway, South Carolina, in 1948, he moved to Canada in the late 1960s and earned a BA from the University of British Columbia in 1977.

He is best known for his novels, beginning with *Neuromancer* (1984), and for screen work including the screenplay for *Johnny Mnemonic* (1995), based on his short story. He wrote two episodes of the television series *The X-Files* (1993): "Kill Switch" (1998) and "First Person Shooter" (2000), both co-written with Tom Maddox.

*Sources: imdb.com, britannica.com, x-files.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Neuromancer* (2027), series, Novel, Executive Producer
- *The Peripheral* (2022), series, Novel
- *Upload* (2020), series, as Author William Gibson
- *My Love, My Umbrella* (2001), as Philosopher
- *New Rose Hotel* (1999), Short Story
- *Johnny Mnemonic* (1995), Screenplay, Short Story
- *Tomorrow Calling* (1993), Short Story
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Pattern Recognition*, Novel

## Gallery

- ![William Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/62785/gallery-7c8394ee47dd.jpg) William Gibson — Gonzo Bonzo, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/William_Gibson_60th_birthday_portrait.jpg/1280px-William_Gibson_60th_birthday_portrait.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Claire Rowland, William Gibson and Catherine Mayer (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/62785/gallery-7b3874a4e0d2.jpg) Claire Rowland, William Gibson and Catherine Mayer (2014) — claire rowland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Claire_Rowland%2C_William_Gibson_and_Catherine_Mayer.jpg/1280px-Claire_Rowland%2C_William_Gibson_and_Catherine_Mayer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![William Gibson at an Amazon Fishbowl event in Seattle, Washington on August 6, 2007.Gibson expounds](https://film.one/media/person/62785/gallery-c742f63da83c.jpg) William Gibson at an Amazon Fishbowl event in Seattle, Washington on August 6, 2007.Gibson expounds — Eric, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Gibson_expounds.jpg/1280px-Gibson_expounds.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cropped version of Image:Gibson_expounds, with some fuzz removed from the left-hand side. The subject is William Gibson. (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/62785/gallery-262ba336f81c.jpg) Cropped version of Image:Gibson_expounds, with some fuzz removed from the left-hand side. The subject is William Gibson. (2007) — Eric Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Gibson_expounds_cropped.jpg/1280px-Gibson_expounds_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Yes, it's ugly, but isn't it very William Gibson?Chiba (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/62785/gallery-543939878a9d.jpg) Yes, it's ugly, but isn't it very William Gibson?Chiba (2006) — Guglielmo, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Gibsonian_skyscape_of_Chiba_City.jpg/1280px-Gibsonian_skyscape_of_Chiba_City.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![William Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/62785/gallery-1b651a6d54ff.jpg) William Gibson — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/No_Altered_Maps_for_Spook_Country.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 14 won, 43 nominated

- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2021: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Agency*
- Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award 2019: Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award (won)
- Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award 2018: Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award (won)
- Inkpot Award 2016: Inkpot Award (won)
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2015: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *The Peripheral*
- Locus Poll Award 2013: Locus Poll Award (won), for *Distrust That Particular Flavor*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2011: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Zero History*
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel 2009: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel (nominated), for *Spook Country*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2008: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Spook Country*
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame 2008: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (won)
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel 2006: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel (nominated), for *Pattern Recognition*
- Arthur C. Clarke Award 2004: Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominated), for *Pattern Recognition*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2004: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Pattern Recognition*
- BSFA Award for Best Novel 2003: BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *Pattern Recognition*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2000: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *All Tomorrow's Parties*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1997: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Idoru*
- Aurora Awards 1995: Aurora Awards (won), for *Virtual Light*
- Hugo Awards 1994: Best Novel (nominated), for *Virtual Light*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1994: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Virtual Light*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1992: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *The Difference Engine*
- Locus Award for Best Short Story 1992: Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *Skinner's Room*
- Nebula Award for Best Novel 1992: Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *The Difference Engine*
- Tähtivaeltaja Award 1992: Tähtivaeltaja Award (won)
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1991: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *The Difference Engine*
- BSFA Award for Best Novel 1990: BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *The Difference Engine*
- Aurora Awards 1989: Aurora Awards (won), for *Mona Lisa Overdrive*
- Hugo Awards 1989: Best Novel (nominated), for *Mona Lisa Overdrive*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1989: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Mona Lisa Overdrive*
- Nebula Award for Best Novel 1989: Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *Mona Lisa Overdrive*
- Hugo Awards 1987: Best Novel (nominated), for *Count Zero*
- Hugo Awards 1987: Best Novelette (nominated), for *The Winter Market*
- Locus Award for Best Collection 1987: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *Burning Chrome*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 1987: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *The Winter Market*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1987: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Count Zero*
- Nebula Award for Best Novel 1987: Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *Count Zero*
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette 1987: Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *The Winter Market*
- Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work 1987: Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work (won), for *Neuromancer*
- BSFA Award for Best Novel 1986: BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *Count Zero*
- BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction 1986: BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominated), for *The Winter Market*
- Hugo Awards 1986: Best Novelette (nominated), for *Dogfight*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 1986: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Dogfight*
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette 1986: Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Dogfight*
- Ditmar Award 1985: Ditmar Award (won), for *Neuromancer*
- Hugo Awards 1985: Best Novel (won), for *Neuromancer*
- Locus Award for Best First Novel 1985: Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominated), for *Neuromancer*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 1985: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Neuromancer*
- Locus Award for Best Short Story 1985: Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *New Rose Hotel*
- Nebula Award for Best Novel 1985: Nebula Award for Best Novel (won), for *Neuromancer*
- Philip K. Dick Award 1985: Philip K. Dick Award (won), for *Neuromancer*
- Science Fiction Chronicle Award 1985: Science Fiction Chronicle Award (won), for *Neuromancer*
- BSFA Award for Best Novel 1984: BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominated), for *Neuromancer*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 1984: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Red Star, Winter Orbit*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 1983: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Burning Chrome*
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette 1983: Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Burning Chrome*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 1982: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Johnny Mnemonic*
- Locus Award for Best Short Story 1982: Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *Hinterlands*
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story 1982: Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *Johnny Mnemonic*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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