John Butler (director)
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Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, novelist |
John Butler (born 4 July 1972[1]) is an Irish IFTA award-nominated[2] film director, screenwriter and novelist.[3][4] His work includes television sketch show Your Bad Self, and movies George,[5] Spaceman Three,[5] The Stag[6][7][8][9][10][11] and Handsome Devil.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Life and career
Butler was born in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Blackrock College, an all-boys Catholic school in Dublin.[21] He then went to University of California, Davis, obtaining a bachelor degree in English Greek and Roman, and a master's degree in Film Studies.[22]
Butler is gay.[23] He is a supporter of Liverpool FC.[23]
Filmography
Films
As director
Title | Year | Notes | Ref. |
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George | 2005 | Short film; also writer | |
The Ballad of Kid Kanturk | 2009 | Short film | |
The Stag | 2013 | Also writer | |
Handsome Devil | 2016 | Also writer | |
Papi Chulo | 2018 | Also writer |
Television
As director
Title | Year | Notes | Ref. |
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The Million Dollar Deal | 1999 | Documentary | |
Your Bad Self | 2010 | Director and Writer (6 episodes) | |
Immaturity for Charity | 2012 | Television film |
References
- ^ "Beginner's Pluck: John Butler". Irish Examiner. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ McBride, Caitlin (27 February 2014). "Irish superstars lead this year's IFTA nominations". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Jarlath Regan (29 April 2017). "John Butler". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (189 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Turner, Mark (20 June 2011). "The Tenderloin, By John Butler". The Independent.
- ^ a b "Domhnall Gleeson to star in RTÉ Christmas Special". Evening Herald. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Kermode, Mark (16 March 2014). "The Stag review – 'good-hearted Irish comedy'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "The Stag". Arrow Films. 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Brown, Todd (13 September 2013). "TIFF 2013 Review: THE STAG Works Its Comedy Formula To Perfection". Twitch. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "US premiere for Irish comedy The Stag". RTÉ Ten. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "The Bachelor Weekend (The Stag)". Rotten Tomatoes. 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ McNeil, Ryan (15 September 2013). "THE STAG plays TIFF 2013". The Matinee. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "New Irish movie Handsome Devil reaches cinemas". 20 April 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Bazley, Lewis (5 March 2014). "Review: The Stag". Shadowlocked. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Irish Film Preview: John Butler's Handsome Devil". scannain. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Clarke, Donald (20 April 2017). "Handsome Devil: Blackrock boy meets Blackrock boy – the movie". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (27 April 2017). "Handsome Devil review – feelgood comedy tackles homophobia". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ McCarthy, Esther (19 April 2017). "Handsome Devil is in the detail for John Butler". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Roy, David (31 March 2017). "Back to school: Director John Butler on bringing Handsome Devil to Belfast Film Festival". Irish News. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Irish premiere of Handsome Devil announced as Closing Night Gala at ADIFF17". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Roy, David. "Back to school: Director John Butler on bringing Handsome Devil to Belfast Film Festival". Irish News.
- ^ "BEGINNER'S PLUCK: John Butler". Irish Examiner.
- ^ a b "The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes".
External links
- John Butler at IMDb
Categories:
- Irish film directors
- Irish screenwriters
- Male screenwriters
- People educated at Blackrock College
- 21st-century Irish writers
- 21st-century Irish male writers
- Irish male novelists
- Living people
- 1972 births
- LGBT screenwriters
- Gay writers
- LGBT writers from Ireland
- LGBT novelists
- University of California, Davis alumni
- Television director stubs
- European film director stubs
- Irish artist stubs
- Irish writer stubs