Movies
TV Shows
People

Jez Butterworth

Known For
Writing

Known Credits
2

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 1, 1969 (57 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).

Description above from the Wikipedia article Jez Butterworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writing

2028The Beatles: John...Writer
2028The Beatles: Paul...Writer
2028The Beatles: Ringo...Writer
2028The Beatles: George...Writer
2025MobLand...Writer
2024The Agency...Teleplay
2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny...Writer
2021Flag Day...Screenplay
2019Ford v Ferrari...Screenplay
2018Britannia...Screenplay
2015Spectre...Screenplay
2015Black Mass...Screenplay
2014Get On Up...Screenplay
2014Edge of Tomorrow...Screenplay
2010Huge...Theatre Play
2010Fair Game...Screenplay
2009Digital Theatre: Parlour Song...Writer
2007The Last Legion...Screenplay
2001Birthday Girl...Writer
1997Mojo...Theatre Play
1997Mojo...Screenplay
1995Out Of My Head...Writer
The Silence...Writer
Blood Runs Coal...Writer
Lethal Weapon 5...Screenplay

Production

2026Digger...Executive Producer
2025MobLand...Executive Producer
2024The Agency...Executive Producer
2022Mammals...Executive Producer
2014Get On Up...Executive Producer
2010Fair Game...Producer

Crew

2025Snow White...Additional Writing

Creator

2024The Agency...Creator
2022Mammals...Creator
2018Britannia...Creator

Directing

2001Birthday Girl...Director
1997Mojo...Director

Acting

2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Fordas Self
1994Chandler & Coas Adam Harper