---
name: "John-Henry Butterworth"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-henry-butterworth"
fi1m_id: "john-henry-butterworth"
imdb_id: "nm3890871"
tmdb_id: 120254
wikidata_id: "Q17153033"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:26:50.261754+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."
---

# John-Henry Butterworth

## Identity

John-Henry Butterworth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-henry-butterworth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-henry-butterworth
- **IMDb ID:** nm3890871
- **TMDB ID:** 120254
- **Wikidata ID:** Q17153033
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Henry_Butterworth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17153033, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3890871/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120254

Writer. Born 1 January 1976 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1976, London, England
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Jez Butterworth](https://film.one/person/jez-butterworth.md), [James Mangold](https://film.one/person/james-mangold.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 81 (2), 2020s 58 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 1, Drama 1, History 1, Science Fiction 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $980m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Henry_Butterworth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17153033, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3890871/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120254

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Edge of Tomorrow*](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny.md) (58)

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## Biography

John-Henry Butterworth is a British screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with his brother Jez Butterworth.

Butterworth co-wrote the screenplay for *Ford v Ferrari* (2019) with Jez Butterworth and Jason Keller. He contributed to the screenplay for *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* (2023) with Jez Butterworth, David Koepp and James Mangold. The brothers received the Writers Guild of America's 2011 Paul Selvin Award for their screenplay for *Fair Game* (2010).

His other credits include *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), *Get On Up* (2014) and *Flag Day* (2021). He has also worked in television as co-developer and writer on *Nine Perfect Strangers* (2021).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *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)
- *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *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)
- *Flag Day* (2021), Screenplay
- *Nine Perfect Strangers* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Ford v Ferrari* (2019), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ford-v-ferrari.md)
- *Despite the Night* (2016), Screenplay
- *Get On Up* (2014), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md)
- *Fair Game* (2010), Screenplay
- *Blood Runs Coal*, Writer
- *Laird*, series, Executive Producer, Creator

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