Leo Butler (born 1974 in Sheffield) is a British playwright.

His plays have been staged, among others, by the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Almeida Theatre.

[1] His plays have been published by Bloomsbury A & C Black.

[2] His 2001 play Redundant won the George Devine Award.

Between 2005 and 2014 he was Playwriting Tutor for the Royal Court Young Writers Programme.