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Jez Butterworth

Jez Butterworth was born in London in 1969 and studied English at St. John’s College, Cambridge. His first play, Mojo, won seven major awards, including the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. His other plays include The Night Heron, The Winterling, Parlour Song, Jerusalem, The River, and The Ferryman (nominated for nine Tony Awards and winning four, including Best Play 2019). His latest play, The Hills of California, was highly acclaimed on Broadway and in the West End.

Jez Butterworth was born in London in 1969 and studied English at St. John’s College, Cambridge. His first play, Mojo, won seven major awards, including the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. His other plays include The Night Heron, The Winterling, Parlour Song, Jerusalem, The River, and The Ferryman (nominated for nine Tony Awards and winning four, including Best Play 2019). His latest play, The Hills of California, was highly acclaimed on Broadway and in the West End. Screenwriting credits include  Get On Up, Edge of Tomorrow, Black Mass, Spectre, Ford v Ferrari, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. For TV, he created Mammals, Britannia, and The Agency. He received the E.M. Forster Award in 2007 and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2019.  

 

As of August 2025.