Daryl Goodrich is an Emmy Award-winning director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most accomplished storytellers in global sports broadcasting.

His latest project, Cadillac; Inception: The Road to Formula One, marks his second major Formula One documentary collaboration with Hollywood star Keanu Reeves. This compelling four-part series chronicles Cadillac’s dramatic journey to join the Formula One grid, revealing the political battles, commercial interests, and power struggles that unfolded behind closed doors as the American automotive giant fought for acceptance into one of the world’s most exclusive sporting championships. Through unprecedented access and insightful storytelling, the series explores the intersection of ambition, influence, and innovation at the highest level of motorsport.

Prior to Cadillac, Daryl served as Series Director on the acclaimed Disney+ documentary Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, produced by North One and also presented by Keanu Reeves. The four-part series told the extraordinary, against-all-odds story of Ross Brawn’s underdog team and its remarkable 2009 Formula One World Championship triumph with Jenson Button. The documentary earned widespread critical acclaim and went on to win the International Emmy Award for Best Sports Documentary.

With a career spanning more than three decades across television, film, and commercial production, Daryl has built an exceptional portfolio of award-winning work. In addition to his achievements as a director and producer, he is recognised as a pioneering creative force in motion graphics design, bringing innovative visual storytelling and cinematic flair to some of the world’s most prestigious sports and entertainment productions.

His other sports documentary work includes:

‘SHEENE’ (2023), which he produced and directed for BT Sport Films, tells the inspiring story of how working-class Barry Sheene became a true icon of the 1970s with two FIM World Motorcycling titles in a glittering and colourful career.

‘FRANK WARREN – Make it or Die Trying’ (2021), features one of the most successful boxing promoters of the past three decades and tells how Warren rose to the very top of the sport, representing several of the world’s best fighters, including Tyson Fury, Frank Bruno, Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank and Ricky Hatton. Daryl directed the film which won the Broadcast magazine Best Sports Documentary of the Year Award.

‘TRUE GRIT’ (2018), made for BT Sport Films, follows the tough and uncompromising world of speedway and was described in the Daily Telegraph as “a powerful and sad story, bravely and sentimentally told.”

‘FERRARI – Race to Immortality’ (2017), Daryl’s first feature-length documentary and released through Universal Studios. It shows the courage and bravery of the early Ferrari drivers who risked all to compete in the iconic red of the world’s most famous F1 car. The Times described it as: “One of the best sporting movies for years, beautiful and brutal!”

Daryl gained worldwide recognition for his work on London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics. The ‘Make Britain Proud’ and ‘Inspiration’ films he directed won over 30 awards internationally, including at the prestigious New York and IVCA Film Festivals.

Indeed, the London Mayor of the time, Ken Livingstone, claimed his film: “Won us the Olympics.” The Observer credited Daryl with being in the top ten of the most influential people in securing the Games, while The Sun proclaimed that “New York had relied on Hollywood great Steven Spielberg and Paris’ acclaimed Luc Besson for their films, but director Daryl Goodrich beat them hands down with his powerful images.”

Daryl followed up the success of London 2012 with films that helped Sochi secure the rights to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and Qatar host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

His other TV work includes ITV’s David and Victoria Beckham’s ‘Diamonds & Tiaras’, ‘Ref – Stories from the Weekend’ for BT Sport Films and ‘Inside The Race’ an iconic film described as a ‘master-piece’ of visual storytelling, forming the centre-piece attraction at the IOC museum in Lausanne.

Daryl continues to direct high-end commercials for global brands such as British Airways, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Adidas, Ford, UNICEF, Qatar National Bank (QNB) and Sony.

His graphic design work includes creating title sequences and promotions for The Premier League, Channel 4 Horse Racing, Ashes Test Cricket, Formula One on ITV, World’s Strongest Man, the Rolex Series on the European Tour, BBC Snooker and Amazon Tennis.

Other honours he has received include the Royal Television Society (RTS) ‘Judges’ Award’ for his contribution to sports television in 2005 and ‘Best Director’ at the New York Film Festival in 2006, for the London 2012 Olympic films, and the Gold Award at the Cannes 2019 Film festival for best short film for the FEI.

In addition, three of Daryl’s films have been inducted into the National British Film Institute (BFI) archive library. Daryl is a Senior Fellow of Bradford College of Art & Design and Patron of University Campus Suffolk.