James Strong
Directing
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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'.
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Filmography
Directing
35 credits
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
Silent Witness
Fire Country
Hustle
Broadchurch
Memory of a Killer
Torchwood
Sheriff Country
Vigil
11.22.63
Liar
Crime
The Afternoon Play
Missing
Vanity Fair
Gracepoint
Doubt
The Great Train Robbery
The Suspect
Bonekickers
Code of a Killer
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Words of War
White Van Man
From There to Here
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
United
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
Monty Python in Aberystwyth
Heaven 17: The Last Temptation
Elton John: Me, Myself & I
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale
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6 credits
Writing
2 credits
Acting
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