James Strong
- Known for
- Directing
Biography
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'.
Known For
Filmography
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
Movie · Director
Heaven 17: The Last Temptation
Movie · Director
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
Movie · Director
Memory of a Killer
TV · Director · 1 ep
Words of War
Movie · Director
Sheriff Country
TV · Director · 1 ep
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
TV · Director · 4 eps
Fire Country
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Suspect
TV · Director · 3 eps
Vigil
TV · Director · 3 eps
Crime
TV · Director · 3 eps
Council of Dads
TV · Director · 2 eps
Vanity Fair
TV · Director · 7 eps
Doubt
TV · Director · 1 ep
Liar
TV · Director · 7 eps
Drew
Movie · Director
11.22.63
TV · Director · 2 eps
Code of a Killer
TV · Director · 2 eps
Gracepoint
TV · Director · 4 eps
From There to Here
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale
Movie · Director
Broadchurch
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Great Train Robbery
TV · Director · 2 eps
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Movie · Director
Missing
TV · Director · 1 ep
Hunted
TV · Director · 2 eps
United
Movie · Director
White Van Man
TV · Director · 1 ep
Downton Abbey
TV · Director · 2 eps
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Movie · Director
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Movie · Director
Law & Order: UK
TV · Director · 3 eps
Bonekickers
TV · Director · 2 eps
Elton John: Me, Myself & I
Movie · Director
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Movie · Director
Torchwood
TV · Director · 2 eps
Rocket Man
TV · Director · 2 eps
Doctor Who
TV · Director · 5 eps
Hustle
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Afternoon Play
TV · Director · 1 ep
Mile High
TV · Director · 39 eps
Real Crime
TV · Director · 1 ep
Doctors
TV · Director · 9 eps
Real Crime
TV · Director · 1 ep
Holby City
TV · Director · 12 eps
Silent Witness
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Clothes Show
TV · Director · 3 eps
Casualty
TV · Director · 1 ep