Rowan Marc Joffé (born 1973) is a British screenwriter and director. He is the son of director Roland Joffé and actress Jane Lapotaire, and half-brother of actress Nathalie Lunghi. Joffé began writing plays in university and was eventually awarded a Cameron Mackintosh bursary.
Joffé's first two screenwriting projects (Last Resort and Gas Attack) both won the Best New British Feature Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. His 2003 television drama Turkish Delight, about a bored housewife who starts a new job belly dancing, won the Royal Television Society's Best Drama Award (Midland). He directed The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall which won the Best Single Drama Award at the 2009 BAFTA TV Awards.Agency Profile
In 2009, Joffé directed his first feature film, his own adaptation of the novel Brighton Rock which relocates the action to the 1960s.
In 2010, Joffé wrote a screenplay based on the novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth. It was directed by Anton Corbijn, with George Clooney in the leading role and was eventually released under the title The American.
Joffé's next project as director was an adaptation of the S. J. Watson novel Before I Go to Sleep,Before I Go to Sleep with Nicole Kidman in the lead.Multi-Dimensional Sales Art for Before I Go to Sleep Joffé also wrote the screenplay adaptation.
In 2017, Tin Star, for which Joffé serves as creator and producer, debuted on Sky Atlantic. The series, starring Tim Roth, was picked up by Amazon Prime Video streaming service for distribution in the United States.
Filmography Feature films Year Title Director Writer Executiveproducer 2000 Last Resort 2007 28 Weeks Later 2010 The American Brighton Rock 2014 Before I Go to Sleep 2019 The Informer 2023 Locked In 2025 Ballad of a Small Player
TV films Year Title Director Writer 2001 Gas Attack 2007 Secret Life 2008 The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
TV series
Year Title Director Writer Executiveproducer Creator Notes 2003 The Afternoon Play Episode "Turkish Delight" 2017–20 Tin Star Wrote 13 episodes;Directed episode "Fun and (S)Laughter" 2026
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