About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1962-10-16
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Kenneth Lonergan

Overview

Kenneth Lonergan (born October 16, 1962) is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his works, which explore complex emotional and interpersonal dynamics. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Laurence Olivier Award, and three Tony Awards.

In 1982, Lonergan wrote his first one-act play, The Rennings Children. He then earned acclaim for a string of off-Broadway plays, including This is Our Youth (1996), The Waverly Gallery (2000), and Lobby Hero (2001), which were later revived on Broadway, earning him nominations for three Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play in 2015, 2019, and 2018, respectively. For his work on The Waverly Gallery, he was selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

He directed and wrote the drama film Manchester by the Sea (2016), which won him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. He was previously Oscar-nominated as a writer for his first film, You Can Count on Me (2000), and as a co-writer for Martin Scorsese's historical epic film, Gangs of New York (2002). He also wrote and directed the psychological drama film Margaret (2011) and adapted E.M. Forster's novel Howards End into the 2017 miniseries of the same name.

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Known for

Acting

2025 Debaters Actor N/A
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2023 My Friends Actor River's Dad N/A
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2022 White Noise Actor Dr. Hookstratten 56
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2016 Manchester by the Sea Actor Manchester Pedestrian 73
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2011 Margaret Actor Karl 60
Fair
2004 Marie and Bruce Actor Herb 57
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2000 You Can Count on Me Actor Ron 62
Fair

Directing

2016 Manchester by the Sea Directing Director 73
Good
2011 Margaret Directing Director 60
Fair
2000 You Can Count on Me Directing Director 62
Fair

Writing

2020 This Is Our Youth Writing Writer N/A
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2017 Howards End Writing Screenplay 71
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2016 Manchester by the Sea Writing Writer 73
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2011 Margaret Writing Writer 60
Fair
2002 Gangs of New York Writing Screenplay 72
Good
2002 Analyze That Writing Characters 58
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2000 You Can Count on Me Writing Writer 62
Fair
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Writing Writer 51
Average
1999 Analyze This Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1999 Analyze This Writing Story 63
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Crew

2010 I'm Still Here Crew Thanks 59
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