---
name: "Jez Butterworth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jez-butterworth"
fi1m_id: "jez-butterworth"
imdb_id: "nm0125336"
tmdb_id: 21339
wikidata_id: "Q1688756"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 March 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-02T22:25:04.752923+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jez Butterworth

## Identity

Jez Butterworth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jez-butterworth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jez-butterworth
- **IMDb ID:** nm0125336
- **TMDB ID:** 21339
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1688756
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jez_Butterworth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1688756, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21339

Writer and producer. Born 1 March 1969 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 March 1969, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Frequently works with:** [John-Henry Butterworth](https://film.one/person/john-henry-butterworth.md), [James Mangold](https://film.one/person/james-mangold.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as writer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 70 (4), 2020s 58 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 61 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Drama 4, Adventure 2, Crime 2, History 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,961m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jez_Butterworth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1688756, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0125336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21339

## Coming up

- *The Beatles: Ringo* (2028-04-05), Writer
- *The Beatles: John* (2028-04-05), Writer
- *The Beatles: George* (2028-04-05), Writer
- *The Beatles: Paul* (2028-04-05), Writer

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Edge of Tomorrow*](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md) (82), [*MobLand*](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md) (63)
- **Disney+:** [*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md) (58)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Black Mass*](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jez Butterworth is an English playwright, screenwriter and film director. He began his career with the play *Mojo* (1995), which won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. He has received a Tony Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards for his stage work, including *Jerusalem* and *The Ferryman* (2017).

His screenwriting credits include *Birthday Girl* (2001), *Fair Game* (2010), *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), *Get On Up* (2014), *Black Mass* (2015), *Spectre* (2015), *Ford v Ferrari* (2019) and *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023). He wrote for the series *MobLand* (2025) and made his directorial debut with the film adaptation of *Mojo* (1997).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Digger* (2026), Fi1m 52, Story, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *MobLand* (2025), Fi1m 63, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023), Fi1m 58, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md)
- *Ford v Ferrari* (2019), Fi1m 80, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ford-v-ferrari.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Beatles: Ringo* (2028), Writer
- *The Beatles: John* (2028), Writer
- *The Beatles: George* (2028), Writer
- *The Beatles: Paul* (2028), Writer
- *Digger* (2026), Executive Producer, Story — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *MobLand* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md)
- *Snow White* (2025), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white.md)
- *The Agency* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Creator
- *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023), Writer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md)
- *Mammals* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Flag Day* (2021), Screenplay
- *Ford v Ferrari* (2019), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ford-v-ferrari.md)
- *Britannia* (2018), series, Screenplay, Creator
- *Spectre* (2015), Screenplay — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Screenplay — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Get On Up* (2014), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md)
- *Huge* (2010), Theatre Play
- *Fair Game* (2010), Screenplay, Producer
- *Digital Theatre: Parlour Song* (2009), Writer
- *The Last Legion* (2007), Screenplay
- *Birthday Girl* (2001), Director, Writer
- *Mojo* (1997), Director, Theatre Play, Screenplay
- *Out Of My Head* (1995), Writer
- *Chandler & Co* (1994), series, as Adam Harper
- *Blood Runs Coal*, Writer
- *Laird*, series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Silence*, Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 6 won, 6 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Play 2025: Tony Award for Best Play (nominated), for *The Hills of California*
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2019: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (won)
- Tony Award for Best Play 2019: Tony Award for Best Play (won), for *The Ferryman*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2016: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Spectre*
- Paul Selvin Award 2011: Paul Selvin Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Play 2011: Tony Award for Best Play (nominated), for *Jerusalem*
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy 2010: Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (nominated)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play 2010: Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play (nominated)
- Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 2010: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Fair Game*
- E. M. Forster Award 2007: E. M. Forster Award (won)
- Europe Theatre Prize 1999: Europe Theatre Prize (won)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy 1996: Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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