Rowan Joffé

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]

Rowan Joffé
Born
Rowan Marc Joffé

1973 (age 49–50)
London, England
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Children1
Parent(s)Roland Joffé
Jane Lapotaire
RelativesNathalie Lunghi (half-sister)

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]

In 2010, Joffé wrote a screenplay based on the novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth.[6] It was directed by Anton Corbijn with George Clooney in the leading role, and was eventually released under the title The American (film).

Joffé's next project as director was an adaptation of the S.J. Watson novel Before I Go to Sleep,[7] with Nicole Kidman in the lead.[8] Joffé also wrote the screenplay adaptation.

In 2017, Tin Star, for which Joffé serves as creator and producer, debuted on Sky Atlantic. The series, starring Tim Roth, was picked up by Amazon streaming service for distribution in the United States.[9]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer
2000 Last Resort No Yes No
2007 28 Weeks Later No Yes No
2010 The American No Yes No
Brighton Rock Yes Yes No
2014 Before I Go to Sleep Yes Yes No
2019 The Informer No Yes Yes

TV movies

Year Title Director Writer
2001 Gas Attack No Yes
2007 Secret Life Yes Yes
2008 The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall Yes No

TV series

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer		 Creator Notes
2003 The Afternoon Play No Yes No No Episode "Turkish Delight"
2017 Tin Star Yes Yes Yes Yes Wrote 13 episodes;
Directed episode "Fun and (S)Laughter"

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


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