1. Martin Faranan McDonagh is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker.
17 Facts About Martin McDonagh
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Martin McDonagh is known for his absurdist dark humour which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic.
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Martin McDonagh has won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Olivier Awards in addition to nominations for five Tony Awards.
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Martin McDonagh's plays, many of which have been produced on the West End and on Broadway, include The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Lonesome West, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman, A Behanding in Spokane, and Hangmen.
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Martin McDonagh directed the black comedy film Seven Psychopaths and was executive producer on The Second Death and The Guard.
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Martin McDonagh was born on 26 March 1970 in Camberwell, London, to Irish parents.
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The third play was never published, as Martin McDonagh insisted it "isn't any good", though he expressed a desire to return to it when he is older.
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In 2022, Martin McDonagh directed a film titled The Banshees of Inisherin.
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Martin McDonagh penned two prize-winning radio plays, one of which is The Tale of the Wolf and the Woodcutter.
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In February 2010, an announcement revealed that Martin McDonagh was working on a new stage musical with composer Tom Waits and director Robert Wilson.
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In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Academy Award for his short film Six Shooter, which is his first film that he wrote and directed.
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Martin McDonagh made a deal with Focus Features to direct In Bruges, a feature-length film based on his own screenplay.
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In Bruges was the Opening Night film for the 2008 Sundance Festival and the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, and Martin McDonagh received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 81st Academy Awards.
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Martin McDonagh wrote and directed his drama-dark film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September and won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on 17 September 2017.
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Martin McDonagh received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for the film.
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Martin McDonagh received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
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Martin McDonagh holds both Irish and British citizenship and spent a major part of his childhood in County Galway.