Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
November 17, 1945 (80 years old)
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Roland Joffe
Roland Joffé
Biography
Roland Joffé (/ˈdʒɒfeɪ/; born 17 November 1945) is an English film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing the critically acclaimed films The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986), earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Director. The latter won the Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.
Joffé began his career in television, with early credits including episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today. In the late 1980s, he co-founded the production company Lightmotive with Ben Myron.
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Known For
Acting
Directing
The Forgiven
Director, Writer, Producer
2018
Texas Rising
Director, Creator
2015
The Lovers
Director, Writer
2015
There Be Dragons
Director, Screenplay, Producer
2011
You and I
Director
2011
Captivity
Director
2007
Vatel
Producer, Director
2000
Goodbye Lover
Director
1999
The Scarlet Letter
Director, Producer
1995
Super Mario Bros.
Producer
1993
City of Joy
Director, Producer
1992
Fat Man and Little Boy
Screenplay, Director
1989