Rowan Joffé

Rowan Joffé
Born Rowan Marc Joffé
1973 (age 44–45)
London, England
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Children 1 daughter
Parent(s) Roland Joffé
Jane Lapotaire
Relatives Nathalie Lunghi (half-sister)

Rowan Marc Joffé (born 1973)[1] is a British screenwriter and director. He is the son of director Roland Joffé and actress Jane Lapotaire, and half-brother of actress Nathalie Lunghi.[2] Joffé began writing plays in university and was eventually awarded a Cameron Mackintosh bursary.[2]

Joffé's first two screenwriting projects (Last Resort and Gas Attack) both won the Best New British Feature Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. His 2003 television drama Turkish Delight, about a bored housewife who starts a new job belly dancing, won the Royal television Society's Best Drama Award (Midland).[3] He directed The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall which won the Best Single Drama Award at the 2009 BAFTA TV Awards.[4]

In 2009, Joffé directed his first feature film, his own adaptation of the novel Brighton Rock which relocates the action to the 1960s.[5]

Joffé's next project was an adaptation of the S.J. Watson novel Before I Go to Sleep,[6] with Nicole Kidman in the lead.[7]

Serving as both creator and writer, Joffé's ten-part revenge thriller Tin Star debuted on Sky Atlantic in 2017. The series, starring Tim Roth, was picked up by Amazon streaming service for distribution in the United States.[8]

He is developing an adaptation of A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Rowan Joffé, Volume No: 5E, Page #2077". Findmypast.co.uk.
  2. 1 2 Neustatter, Angela (2007-04-11). "Rowan Joffe is bracing himself for a storm of controversy over his drama Secret Life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. ↑ "BBC – Press Office – RTS Midlands Awards". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. ↑ Agency Profile
  5. ↑ Dawtrey, Adam (2008-05-15). "Optimum to remake 'Brighton Rock'". Variety. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  6. ↑ Before I Go to Sleep
  7. ↑ Multi-Dimensional Sales Art for Before I Go to Sleep
  8. ↑ "Amazon Takes Tim Roth, Christina Hendricks Revenge Thriller Series 'Tin Star'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  9. ↑ 2007 Guardian Interview


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