Jez Butterworth

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-03-01 (55 years old)

Place of Birth London, England, UK

Jez Butterworth

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.

Known For

Writer

Blood Runs Coal

as Writer

The Silence

as Writer

2024
The Agency

as Writer

2021
Flag Day

as Screenplay

2019
Ford v Ferrari

as Screenplay

2018
Britannia

as Screenplay

2015
Black Mass

as Screenplay

2015
Spectre

as Screenplay

2014
Get on Up

as Screenplay

2014
Edge of Tomorrow

as Screenplay

2010
Fair Game

as Screenplay

2010
Huge

as Theatre Play

2007
The Last Legion

as Screenplay

2001
Birthday Girl

as Writer

1997
Mojo

as Theatre Play

1997
Mojo

as Screenplay

1995
Out Of My Head

as Writer

Producer

2024
The Agency

as Executive Producer

2022
Mammals

as Executive Producer

2014
Get on Up

as Executive Producer

2010
Fair Game

as Producer

Director

2001
Birthday Girl

as Director

1997
Mojo

as Director

Creator

2022
Mammals

as Creator

2018
Britannia

as Creator