Jez Butterworth
Jez Butterworth was born in London in 1969. His plays include Mojo (1995), The Night Heron (2002), The Winterling (2006), Parlour Song (2008), Jerusalem (2009), The River (2012), and The Ferryman (2017).
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BIO
Jez Butterworth was born in London in 1969. His plays include Mojo (1995), The Night Heron (2002), The Winterling (2006), Parlour Song (2008), Jerusalem (2009), The River (2012), and The Ferryman (2017). His plays have won two Olivier Awards, three Evening Standard Awards, Four Writer's Guild Awards and Three Critics Circle Awards. In 2007 he was given the E.M. Forster Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His screenwriting credits include Fair Game, Get on Up (2014), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Black Mass (2015), and Spectre (2015).
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Playwright Jez Butterworth, Director Sam Mendes & The Cast of 'The Hills of California' including Laura Donnelly, Lara McDonnell, Helena Wilson, Nicola Turner, Ophelia Lovibond, Sophia Ally, Nancy Allsop, Leanne Best, Bryan Dick, Richard Short, David Wilson Barnes, Richard Lumsden, Ta’Rea Campbell, Sawyer Barth, Ellyn Heald, Cameron Scoggins, Max Roll, Erin Rose Doyle, Sadie Veach, Liz Pearce, Jessica Baglow, Liam Bixbany and Q. Smith
From: Photos: The Cast of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA Meets the Press
Productions
Writing
Awards and Nominations
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Videos
Video: Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan Return in MOBLAND Season 2 Teaser
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-07-09 10:29:55
Video: Brian D’Arcy James Looks Back on Playing King George in HAMILTON
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-12-22 14:02:15
Video: Watch James Corden Play Musical Theater-Themed Game on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-28 10:37:01
Video: Laura Donnelly Looks Back on the Challenge of Her Dual (Tony Nominated) Roles
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - 2025-05-22 14:45:34
Video: Watch Brian d'Arcy James Sing 'I Miss the Mountains' From NEXT TO NORMAL at MISCAST
by Michael Major - 2024-12-02 16:20:28
Exclusive Video: Watch a Scene From THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-11-01 15:00:35
Video: Cast of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA Explains the Story Behind the Play
by Joshua Wright - 2024-07-25 12:42:59
VIDEO: James Corden Stars in Prime Video's THE MAMMALS Series Trailer
by Michael Major - 2022-11-07 09:23:44
Living Room Concerts: Fra Fee Performs 'Not While I'm Around' From SWEENEY TODD
by BroadwayWorld UK TV - 2020-04-15 07:12:41
News
by Rachel Stone - Sep 3, 2026
Paramount+ has renewed its crime drama MOBLAND for a third season, with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren set to reprise their roles ahead of the season two premiere.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2026
All new photos have been released of the new cast members joining the West End production of Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown. Check out the photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026
Animal Stone Productions will present a workshop staging of BROKE, a new musical inspired by Maggie Dubris's memoir BrokeDown Palace, at Theatre 4 on Theatre Row, starring Rebecca Pitcher and Maggie Hollinbeck.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 31, 2026
Ensemble Theatre will present Jez Butterworth's THE FERRYMAN, starring a cast of local actors, as the opening production of its new season in Cleveland.
by Joshua Wright - Aug 26, 2026
Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in all eight Harry Potter films, will step into the role again - this time onstage and as a grown man - in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 24, 2026
West End Productions will stage Jez Butterworth's THE RIVER, directed by Joe Feldman, at North Fourth Theater in Albuquerque, starring Dave Yakubik and Maria Latiolais.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 13, 2026
Paramount+ released the season two trailer for MOBLAND, with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren returning as the crime drama's global premiere approaches.
by Joshua Wright - Jul 22, 2026
Paramount+ greenlit LAIRD, a drama series starring Kenneth Branagh as a Scottish laird defending his ancestral lands from a wealthy American billionaire. The series was created by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Georgia Lee, with Joe Wright set to direct the pilot.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2026
Kristianne Kurner announced she will leave New Village Arts at the end of the 2026–2027 season after 25 years leading the Carlsbad theater company.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2026
West End Productions will present Jez Butterworth's THE RIVER at North Fourth Theatre in Albuquerque, directed by Joe Feldman with David Yakubik, Maria Latiolais, and Rachel Foster.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2026
Five new principal cast members announced for HADESTOWN at London's Lyric Theatre, including The Wanted's Nathan Sykes as Orpheus and Olivier Award-winner Danielle de Niese as Persephone.
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 9, 2026
A new teaser trailer has been released for season two of MobLand, featuring Tom Hardy returning as fixer Harry da Souza, alongside Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren as the heads of the Harrigan family, Conrad and Maeve. Watch it now.
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 5, 2026
Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Like other HBO shows such as The Gilded Age and Julia, the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, is full of Broadway, West End, and stage alums.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 24, 2026
It's the end of an era on Broadway. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the curtain has officially come down on Boneau/Bryan-Brown, the iconic Broadway press office founded by ATPAM-members Chris Boneau and Adrian Bryan-Brown, after more than three decades representing theatre on Broadway, Off-Broadway and around the world.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 3, 2026
Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland announced its upcoming season, featuring a World Premiere, two Cleveland Premieres, and a revival, including Jez Butterworth's THE FERRYMAN and Seamus Heaney's THE BURIAL AT THEBES.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2026
Stars of stage and screen lit up The Plaza to help the historic Atlantic Theater Company celebrate 40 years of empowering new voices in the industry and championing diverse and bold pieces of theater. Check out photos from the event here!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 9, 2026
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Suzie Miller’s new play, Inter Alia, will be coming to Broadway this Fall for a strictly limited engagement, starring Rosamund Pike. We have all of the details here!
by Jade Kops - Apr 8, 2026
The purpose of Jez Butterworth’s 2012 play THE RIVER is as elusive as its subject matter, the Sea Trout.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2026
Atlantic Theater Company will present their 2026 Gala at The Plaza, celebrating the historic theater’s 40th Anniversary. The event will feature performances from Darren Criss, Aubrey Plaza and more.
by Zach Wetzel - Mar 9, 2026
THE RIVER by Jez Butterworth is now playing at The Rogue Theatre, and it packs a punch. This deeply intimate work draws viewers into a psychological and surreal world where a man brings a woman (and other women) to a riverside cabin.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jez Butterworth has written 6 shows including Mojo (Playwright), The Night Heron (Playwright), Parlour Song (Playwright), Jerusalem (Playwright), The Ferryman (Royal Court) (Playwright), The Hills of California (Playwright).
Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Ferryman, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Ferryman, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Jerusalem, Best New Comedy (Olivier Awards) for Parlour Song, Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for Jerusalem , Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Jerusalem, Best Comedy (Olivier Awards) for Mojo and Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for Mojo.
Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Ferryman, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Ferryman, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Jerusalem, Best Comedy (Olivier Awards) for Mojo, and Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for Mojo.
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