Neil Jordan | |
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 Jordan at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | Neil Patrick Jordan 25 February 1950 Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (B.A., 1972) |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vivienne Shields (divorced) Brenda Rawn (m. 2004) |
| Children | 5 |
Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. He first achieved recognition for his short story collection, Night in Tunisia, which won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979.[1][2] After a stint working at RTÉ, he made his directorial debut with the 1982 film Angel.
His best-known films include the crime thrillers Mona Lisa (1986) and The Crying Game (1992), the horror dramas Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Byzantium (2012), the biopic Michael Collins (1996), the black comedy The Butcher Boy (1997), the Graham Greene adaptation The End of the Affair (1999), the transgender-themed dramedy Breakfast on Pluto (2005), and the psychological thriller Greta (2018). Jordan also created the Showtime Network television series The Borgias (2011–2013) and Sky Atlantic's Riviera (2017–2020).
He is the recipient of numerous accolades for his film work, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, three IFTA Film & Drama Awards, a Golden Lion and a Silver Bear. In 1996, he was honoured with receiving the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[3]
- ^ Duncan J. Petrie, "Jordan, Neil", Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Marianne Brace, "Neil Jordan: the writing game", The Independent, 14 January 1995.
- ^ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres