J.T. Rogers

J.T. Rogers

JT Rogers is a playwright, screenwriter, and showrunner. Rogers serves as the creator, author, and showrunner of the HBO Max series “Tokyo Vice.” His latest play, "Corruption," debuted at Lincoln Center Theater in 2024.

Rogers’ play "Oslo" garnered international acclaim on both Broadway and the West End, earning him numerous awards, including the 2017 Tony Award for Best Play. His film adaptation, directed by Bartlett Sher, premiered on HBO, receiving two Emmy nominations and winning the Critics Choice Award for Best Film for Television.

In 2019, Rogers play "One Giant Leap: The Apollo 11 Moon Landing," commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Man’s first walk on the Moon, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Jeff Daniels, premiered on Broadway and was live-streamed around the world. His other plays include "Blood and Gifts" and "The Overwhelming," which have been seen at The National Theater in London, Lincoln Center Theater, and other theaters around the US and the world.

Rogers has contributed essays to The New York Times, The Guardian, and The New Statesman. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, the recipient of three NYFA Fellowships in playwriting, and received the 2017 Irwin Piscator Award in recognition of his body of work.

An alumnus of New Dramatists, he serves on the board of the Dramatist Legal Defense Fund and he holds an honorary doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

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