John Butler (director)

John Butler
Born (1972-07-04) July 4, 1972
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Occupation Director, screenwriter, novelist

John Butler (born July 4, 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 University of California, Davis, 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]

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. 1 2 "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. 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. 1 2 "The star & director of Handsome Devil chat choreography with Brian O'Driscoll, LGBT in 2017 Ireland & inverting film stereotypes".



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