Jez Butterworth

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-03-01 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Jez Butterworth

Biography

Jeremy Butterworth (born March 4, 1969) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has gained recognition for his unique voice in contemporary theatre, often blending myth, folklore, and realism themes. He has received a Tony Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards.  Butterworth started his career with his play, a comedic dark crime drama, Mojo (1995), which earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. He found acclaim with his play Jerusalem, which has been described as "the greatest British play of the 21st century". He wrote the play The Ferryman (2017) about a former IRA volunteer set in The Troubles, which won ...

Production

2001

Birthday Girl

as Director

2010

Fair Game

as Screenplay

1997

Mojo

as Director

2014

Get on Up

as Screenplay

2014

Edge of Tomorrow

as Screenplay

2001

Birthday Girl

as Writer

2015

Black Mass

as Screenplay

2015

Spectre

as Screenplay

1995

2014

Get on Up

as Executive Producer

-

The Silence

as Writer

-

2019

Ford v Ferrari

as Screenplay

1997

Mojo

as Screenplay

1997

Mojo

as Theatre Play

2007

The Last Legion

as Screenplay

2021

Flag Day

as Screenplay

2010

Fair Game

as Producer

2010

Huge

as Theatre Play

2025

Snow White

as Additional Writing

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