- Directed 4 Oscar nominated performances: Laura Linney, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Lucas Hedges. Affleck won for his performance in Manchester by the Sea (2016).
- Wrote an early draft of Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) without credit.
- Cites Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) as one of his favorite films and director Stanley Kubrick as a major filmmaking influence.
- Earned an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing for New York University's Tish School of Arts.
- Nominated for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "The Waverly Gallery".
- Father, with J. Smith-Cameron, of daughter Nellie Lonergan.
- Did an uncredited rewrite of Fool's Gold (2008).
- His comedy, Lobby Hero, was performed at the Donmar Warehouse and New Ambassador's Theatre, was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of 2002.
- His play, "Lobby Hero", at the Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2011 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Play.
- He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Irish (father) descent.
- Cousin of actress/production manager Chantal Lonergan and production manager Valerie Lonergan.
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