John Butler (director)

John Butler
Butler at JDIFF 2014
Born	(1972-07-04) 4 July 1972 (age 52) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, novelist

John Butler (born 4 July 1972) is an Irish director, screenwriter, and novelist. in 2011, Picador published his novel "The Tenderloin". His Television credits include the sketch show Your Bad Self, which won an IFTA for best entertainment show, plus writing and directing on The Outlaws (2021), which starred Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken, and films directed are The Stag, Handsome Devil, and Papi Chulo. Other writing has appeared in The Irish Times, the Dublin Review and elsewhere.