John Butler (director)

John Butler
Butler at JDIFF 2014
Born (1972-07-04) 4 July 1972 (age 52)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, novelist

John Butler (born 4 July 1972) is an Irish director, screenwriter, and novelist. in 2011, Picador published his novel "The Tenderloin". His Television credits include the sketch show Your Bad Self, which won an IFTA for best entertainment show, plus writing and directing on The Outlaws (2021), which starred Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken, and films directed are The Stag, Handsome Devil, and Papi Chulo. Other writing has appeared in The Irish Times, the Dublin Review and elsewhere.

Early life

Butler was born 4 July 1972,[1] in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Blackrock College, an all-boys Catholic school in Dublin.[2] He then went to University College Dublin, obtaining a bachelor's degree in English Greek and Roman, and a master's degree in Film Studies.[3]

Career

in 2011, Picador published his novel "The Tenderloin". His TV work includes sketch show Your Bad Self (which won an IFTA for best entertainment show). His feature films are The Stag,[4] about a group of former boarding schoolfriends on a stag weekend, and Handsome Devil (2016),[5] which was featured at the Belfast Film Festival,[2] and the Dublin International Film Festival.[6] and Papi Chulo. Other writing has appeared in The Irish Times, the Dublin Review and elsewhere. In 2022, he wrote and directed an episode of BBC One's The Outlaws (2022),[7] which starred Stephen Merchant, Eleanor Tomlinson and Christopher Walken.[7]

Personal life

Butler is gay.[8] He is a supporter of Liverpool FC.[8]

Filmography

Films

As director

Title Year Notes Ref.
George 2005 Short film; also writer
The Ballad of Kid Kanturk 2009 Short film
The Stag 2013 Also writer [4]
Handsome Devil 2016 Also writer [2]
Papi Chulo 2018 Also writer

Television

As director

Title Year Notes Ref.
The Million Dollar Deal 1999 Documentary
Your Bad Self 2010 Director and Writer (6 episodes)
Immaturity for Charity 2012 Television film
The Outlaws 2021 Television series. Director (5 episodes) and writer (2 episodes) [7]

References

  1. ^ "Beginner's Pluck: John Butler". Irish Examiner. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Roy, David (31 March 2017). "Back to school: Director John Butler on bringing Handsome Devil to Belfast Film Festival". irishnews.com.
  3. ^ "BEGINNER'S PLUCK: John Butler". Irish Examiner. 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b McNeil, Ryan (15 September 2013). "THE STAG plays TIFF 2013". The Matinee. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Irish Film Preview: John Butler's Handsome Devil". scannain. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Irish premiere of Handsome Devil announced as Closing Night Gala at ADIFF17". 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "BBC One The Outlaws -Series 2 Episode 1 of 6". BBC. 5 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b "The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes". JOE.ie. 21 April 2017.