Neil N. LaBute is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, 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 wrote and directed the films Your Friends & Neighbors, Possession, The Shape of Things, The Wicker Man, Some Velvet Morning, and Dirty Weekend. He directed the films Nurse Betty, Lakeview Terrace, and the American adaptation of Death at a Funeral. LaBute created the TV series Billy & Billie, writing and directing all of the episodes and is also creator of the TV series Van Helsing. He also directed several episodes for shows such as Hell on Wheels and Billions.
