Lawrence Osborne is a critically acclaimed novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Osborne is the author of eight novels, including Ballad of a Small Player, Beautiful Animals, and The Forgiven, which was adapted into a film starring Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain. Ballad of a Small Player was most recently adapted into a Netflix film starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton. In the past decade, four of his novels have been New York Times Notable Book selections and chosen as best books of the year by The Economist, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NPR. Osborne is also the founder of London based production company Java Road.