Directing

James Strong

James Strong is a British television and film director and writer, best known for his work on Broadchurch for which he was BAFTA-nominated for Best Director Fiction 2015. He trained at Granada TV and has directed episodes of the shows Holby City and Doctors, as well as seven episodes of Doctor Who and two episodes of its spin-off series Torchwood. His work on the Doctor Who episode "Voyage of the Damned" won him a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Director in 2008. In 2007, he directed the autobiographical documentary Elton John: Me, Myself & I and in 2008 he directed three episodes of Bonekickers. He then directed Hunted and Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story and Silent Witness in 2010 followed by the feature film United and Downton Abbey in 2011. He was lead director and associate producer on Broadchurch, which won six BAFTAs including Best Drama and for which he was nominated for BAFTA Best Director Fiction. Strong followed this with work on Series 2 of Broadchurch, the US remake Gracepoint in 2013 and other US pilots, including Kingmakers for ABC in 2015 and Drew in 2016. He also directed episodes of the Stephen King adaptation and J. J. Abrams produced 11.22.63. In 2017 he directed and executive produced "Liar" for ITV and AMC. He recently directed the critically acclaimed mini-series “Vanity Fair “ for ITV and Amazon Studios. He is then set to direct a J.R.R. Tolkien biopic entitled 'Middle Earth'.

Bekannt aus

• Doctor Who (2005) – Director
• 11.22.63 - Der Anschlag (2016) – Director
• Downton Abbey (2010) – Director
• Broadchurch (2013) – Director
• Torchwood (2006) – Director
• Vigil (2021) – Director
• Doctor Who: Planet der Toten (2009) – Director
• Doctor Who: Reise der Verdammten (2007) – Director
• Hustle (2004) – Director
• Fire Country (2022) – Director
• United (2011) – Director
• Liar (2017) – Executive Producer
• Silent Witness (1996) – Director
• Hunted - Vertraue Niemandem (2012) – Director
• Unschuldig - Mr. Bates gegen die Post (2024) – Executive Producer
• Missing (2012) – Director
• Memory of a Killer (2026) – Director
• Gracepoint (2014) – Director
• Casualty (1986) – Director
• Der große Eisenbahnraub 1963 (2013) – Director
• Tapeheads - Verrückt auf Video (1988) – Young Swanky Modes
• Der Code des Killers (2015) – Director
• Vanity Fair - Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeiten (2018) – Director
• Sheriff Country (2025) – Director
• The Suspect - Trügerische Wahrheit (2022) – Executive Producer
• Holby City (1999) – Director
• Crime (2021) – Executive Producer
• Doctors (2000) – Director
• Law & Order: UK (2009) – Director
• Words of War (2025) – Director
• Doubt (2017) – Director
• Council of Dads (2020) – Director
• Mile High (2003) – Director
• White Van Man (2011) – Director
• Bonekickers (2008) – Director
• Zwei Familien, ein Leben (2014) – Director
• Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012) – Director
• The Clothes Show (1986) – Director
• The Afternoon Play (2003) – Director
• Elton John: Me, Myself & I (2007) – Director