Rufus Norris first came to prominence as a theatre director, winning Olivier awards for his revival of Cabaret in 2006 and receiving five Tony nominations for his 2008 Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.In 2009 Rufus made his screen debut with the short film King Bastard. In 2012 his debut feature film, Broken, opened Critics week at Cannes Film Festival and also won the Best Film Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2012.