Playwright

Martin McDonagh

Martin Faranan McDonagh is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker. He is known for his absurdist black humor which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, three Olivier Awards, with nominations for five Tony Awards. His plays, many of which have been produced on the West End and on Broadway, include The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Cripple of Inishmaan (both 1996), The Lonesome West (1997), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001), The Pillowman (2003), A Behanding in Spokane (2010), and Hangmen (2015). McDonagh won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Six Shooter in 2004 and has received nominations for six other Academy Awards. He directed the dark comedy films In Bruges (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).