**Martin McDonagh** (London, 1969) is an acclaimed playwright and screenwriter who has also established himself as a respected film director. His directorial career began with the Oscar-winning short film, *Six Shooter* (2004).

His feature film debut, *In Bruges* (2008), an acclaimed black comedy, defined his distinctive style. He followed this with *Seven Psychopaths* (2012) and the critical and commercial success *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017), which earned him the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. More recently, *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022) has solidified his reputation.

His cinema is characterized by sharp dialogue, dark humor, sudden violence, and complex characters navigating moral dilemmas, often set in Irish contexts or with a bleak but entertaining atmosphere.