Terry George (born December 20, 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland much of his film work (e.g. The Boxer, Some Mother's Son, and In the Name of the Father) involves the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He has been nominated for two Oscars; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium in 1993 for In the Name of the Father and Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Hotel Rwanda in...
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Terry George (born December 20, 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland much of his film work (e.g. The Boxer, Some Mother's Son, and In the Name of the Father) involves the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He has been nominated for two Oscars; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium in 1993 for In the Name of the Father and Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Hotel Rwanda in 2004.
George was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to New York City, New York, United States in 1981. In 1985, he made his American stage debut as playwright of The Tunnel, a drama based on a prison escape from Long Kesh prison camp in Northern Ireland. Also that year, he had his first collaboration with Jim Sheridan, who directed and starred. A year later he researched the non-fiction book The Pizza Connection with Shana Alexander. In 1993, he made his debut as screenwriter and assistant director with In the Name of the Father,...
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