Terry George was born in Belfast in 1952. He began his career in drama at the Irish Arts Center in New York in 1986 with his first play, The Tunnel. His script work includes In The Name of the Father, Some Mother’s Son, A Bright Shining Lie and Hart’s War. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the script of In the Name of the Father, and named “Young European Director of the Year in 1996 for Some Mother’s Son.
He is co-creator and executive producer of the American prime time drama series, 'The District' , and is currently developing another prime time drama series for CBS. He, his wife Rita and two children divide their time between New York and County Down.
