Profile Martin McDonagh: Shooting to stardom?

Timing is everything in life. And this could be McDonagh’s time

Factfile

Name: Martin McDonagh

Age:47

Appearance: gap-toothed, oozing charisma, and with a sartorial sharpness

Newsworthiness: hoping for an Oscar nomination or two with his powerful, divisive and thought-provoking new film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

There’s a scene in an early Martin McDonagh short film where his lead character, played by Brendan Gleeson, tries to kill himself. Before Donnelly puts the gun to his head, he has a moment of sympathy for his ...