Neil LaBute — American Director born on March 19, 1963,
Neil N. LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright. He is most likely known for his first film, based on a play he wrote, In The Company of Men, which won awards from the Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle. He has also written and directed the films Possession, The Shape of Things, The Wicker Man, Some Velvet Morning, Dirty Weekend, and directed the films Nurse Betty, Lakeview Terrace, and Death at a Funeral. LaBute has also created the TV series Billy & Billie and directed/written a number of episodes for it, as well as directed a number of episodes for the AMC show Hell on Wheels... (wikipedia)