Jez Butterworth

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 cowritten screenplays for the James Bond film Spectre 2015 and the Indiana Jones franchise film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny2023 Description above from the Wikipedia article Jez Butterworth licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia