John Butler (director)

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John Butler
Born (1972-07-04) 4 July 1972 (age 49)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationDirector, 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 UCD (University College Dublin) , 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.
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.
The Million Dollar Deal 1999 Documentary
Your Bad Self 2010 Director and Writer (6 episodes)
Immaturity for Charity 2012 Television film

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. ^ McBride, Caitlin (27 February 2014). "Irish superstars lead this year's IFTA nominations". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ^ Jarlath Regan (29 April 2017). "John Butler". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (189 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ Turner, Mark (20 June 2011). "The Tenderloin, By John Butler". The Independent.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Domhnall Gleeson to star in RTÉ Christmas Special". Evening Herald. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ^ Kermode, Mark (16 March 2014). "The Stag review – 'good-hearted Irish comedy'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. ^ "The Stag". Arrow Films. 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "US premiere for Irish comedy The Stag". RTÉ Ten. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  10. ^ "The Bachelor Weekend (The Stag)". Rotten Tomatoes. 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  11. ^ McNeil, Ryan (15 September 2013). "THE STAG plays TIFF 2013". The Matinee. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  12. ^ "New Irish movie Handsome Devil reaches cinemas". 20 April 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  13. ^ Bazley, Lewis (5 March 2014). "Review: The Stag". Shadowlocked. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Irish Film Preview: John Butler's Handsome Devil". scannain. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  16. ^ Clarke, Donald (20 April 2017). "Handsome Devil: Blackrock boy meets Blackrock boy – the movie". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  17. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (27 April 2017). "Handsome Devil review – feelgood comedy tackles homophobia". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  18. ^ McCarthy, Esther (19 April 2017). "Handsome Devil is in the detail for John Butler". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Irish premiere of Handsome Devil announced as Closing Night Gala at ADIFF17". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  21. ^ Roy, David. "Back to school: Director John Butler on bringing Handsome Devil to Belfast Film Festival". Irish News.
  22. ^ "BEGINNER'S PLUCK: John Butler". Irish Examiner.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes".

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