John Butler

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, 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.

Early life Butler was born 4 July 1972, in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Blackrock College, an all-boys Catholic school in Dublin. He then went to University College Dublin, obtaining a bachelor's degree in English Greek and Roman, and a master's degree in Film Studies.

Career in 2011, Picador published his novel "The Tenderloin". His TV work includes sketch show Your Bad Self (which won an IFTA for best entertainment show). His feature films are The Stag, about a group of former boarding schoolfriends on a stag weekend, and Handsome Devil (2016), which was featured at the Belfast Film Festival, and Papi Chulo. Other writing has appeared in The Irish Times, the Dublin Review and elsewhere. In 2022, he wrote and directed an episode of BBC One's The Outlaws (2022),

Personal life Butler is gay. He is a supporter of Liverpool FC.

Filmography Films As director Title Year Notes 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 The Million Dollar Deal 1999 Documentary Your Bad Self 2010 Director and Writer (6 episodes) Immaturity for Charity 2012 Television film The Outlaws 2021 Television series. Director (5 episodes) and writer (2 episodes) These Sacred Vows 2026 Television series. Director (6 episodes)and writer (6 episodes)