Neil Jordan

The Profile

Irish film director, screenwriter and novelist. Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game (1993); internationally known for films including Interview with the Vampire, Michael Collins, and Mona Lisa.

Academy Award (Best Original Screenplay) for The Crying Game (1993). Notable films include Mona Lisa (1986), The Company of Wolves (1984), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Michael Collins (1996), The Butcher Boy (1997), and Byzantium (2012). Frequent collaborator: Stephen Rea.

Three reviews focus on Neil Jordan’s films with a strongly critical slant. The Crying Game is faulted for manipulative twists and tonal drift. Byzantium is seen as an unconvincing late-career misstep. Interview with the Vampire is praised for style but dismissed as dramatically empty.