
Jez Butterworth
Personal Info
Known 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 the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Tony Award for Best Play. His latest play, The Hills of California (2024), debuted in London and made its Broadway transfer in the same year.
He made his directorial film debut with Mojo (1997), based on his play of the same name. He has since written the screenplays for films such as the erotic thriller Birthday Girl (2001), the political drama Fair Game (2010), the science fiction action film Edge of Tomorrow (2014), the James Brown biopic Get On Up (2014), the Whitey Bulger crime drama Black Mass (2015), and sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019). He has also co-written screenplays for the James Bond film Spectre (2015) and the Indiana Jones franchise film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2023).
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Known For
Acting
(2023)
Crew
The Silence
Writer
Blood Runs Coal
Writer
The Beatles: Paul
Writer
The Beatles: John
Writer
The Beatles: George
Writer
The Beatles: Ringo
Writer
(2025)
Snow White
Additional Writing
(2023)
(2021)
Flag Day
Screenplay
(2019)
Ford v Ferrari
Screenplay
(2015)
Black Mass
Screenplay
(2015)
Spectre
Screenplay
(2014)
Get on Up
Screenplay, Executive Producer
(2014)
Edge of Tomorrow
Screenplay
(2010)
Fair Game
Screenplay, Producer
(2010)
Huge
Theatre Play
(2009)
(2007)
The Last Legion
Screenplay
(2001)
Birthday Girl
Director, Writer
(1997)
Mojo
Director, Screenplay, Theatre Play
(1995)
Out Of My Head
Writer