Rowan Joffé

Rowan Joffé
Rowan Joffé
Born	Rowan Marc Joffé; 1973 (age 50–51); London, England
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Children	1
Parent(s)	Roland Joffé; Jane Lapotaire
Relatives	Nathalie Lunghi (half-sister)

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]

Joffé's first two screenwriting projects (Last Resort and Gas Attack) both won the Best New British Feature Award at the

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

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
2010	Brighton Rock	Yes	Yes	No
2014	Before I Go to Sleep	Yes	Yes	No
2019	The Informer	No	Yes	Yes