Jez Butterworth

Birthday:

03/01/1969

Place of birth:

London, England, UK:

Biography:

Jeremy “Jez” Butterworth is an English dramatist and film director. Butterworth has had major success with his play Mojo that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 1995. It won the Laurence Olivier, an Evening Standard and the George Devine awards. Butterworth wrote and directed the film adaptation of Mojo, released in 1997. This featured Harold Pinter. He directed and co-wrote with his brother Tom the film Birthday Girl (2001), which was produced by his brother Steve and starred Nicole Kidman. Jeremy and John-Henry Butterworth were named recipients of the Writers Guild of America West's 2011 Paul Selvin Award for their screenplay for the film Fair Game (2010), directed by Doug Liman and which starred Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. In May 2011, Butterworth's play Jerusalem was nominated for Tony Award.



Credits

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Writer
Flag Day (2021)
Screenplay
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Screenplay
Spectre (2015)
Screenplay
Black Mass (2015)
Screenplay
Get on Up (2014)
Screenplay
Get on Up (2014)
Executive Producer
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Screenplay
Fair Game (2010)
Screenplay
Fair Game (2010)
Producer
Digital Theatre: Parlour Song (2009)
Book
The Last Legion (2007)
Screenplay
Birthday Girl (2001)
Director
Birthday Girl (2001)
Writer
Mojo (1997)
Director
Mojo (1997)
Theatre Play
Mojo (1997)
Screenplay
Out Of My Head (1995)
Writer
The Silence ()
Writer
Blood Runs Coal ()
Writer