James Strong
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
James is currently directing THE SUSPECT for World Productions. Prior to this, he was lead director on VIGIL (World Productions/BBC 1), the UK’s most-watched new drama in three years, with the first episode consolidating 13.4 million views. He’s also just directed Irvine Welsh’s thriller CRIME for Buccaneer/Britbox.
James directed VANITY FAIR for Mammoth Screen/ ITV/ Amazon, as well as the hugely successful drama series LIAR for ITV. Other credits include Bad Robot’s 11.22.63 and several projects for World Productions, including CODE OF A KILLER, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY and UNITED.
James is also known for his work on the BAFTA Award-winning series BROADCHURCH, for which he was BAFTA-nominated for Best Director. He won Best Director at the BAFTA Cymru Awards, 2008, for the DOCTOR WHO Special 'Voyage of the Damned'.
James is also represented by Praveen Pandian, Ted Miller and Jon Cassir at CAA and Jeremy Platt at Grandview in the US, and by 76 Ltd for commercials.
VIGIL Reviews
"Drama at its absolute best… British TV doesn’t get more thrilling than this" - Empire, 5*
“There’s nothing predictable about this classy, claustrophobic thriller” - iNews", 4*
"A dense, sharply written, absolute treat of a show" - The Guardian, 5*
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE SUSPECT 2021 | World Productions | Lead Director. |
CRIME 2021 | Buccaneer/Britbox | Lead Director and Executive Producer. |
VIGIL 2019 - 2020 | World Productions / BBC One | Lead Director and Executive Producer. |
LIAR 2 2019 | Two Brothers/ ITV | Lead Director and Executive Producer. |
2019 | NBC/ Jerry Bruckheimer Television/ Universal TV | Pilot Director and Executive Producer. |
2017 - 2018 | Mammoth/Amazon/ITV | Lead Director and Executive Producer. |
LIAR 2016 - 2017 | ITV/Two Brothers Pictures | Lead Director and Executive Producer. |
DOUBT 2016 | CBS | Director. |
11.22.63 2015 | Bad Robot/ Hulu/ Warner Bros. | Director. |
KINGMAKERS 2015 | ABC Studios | Director. Pilot. |
CODE OF A KILLER 2014 | World Productions/ ITV 1 | Co-creator and Director. 2 x 90'. |
BROADCHURCH 2 2014 | Kudos/ITV | Lead Director. |
GRACEPOINT 2014 | Fox / Shine America | Director. Pilot and 3 episodes. |
FROM THERE TO HERE 2014 | Kudos/BBC 1 | Director, 3 x 60'. Drama. |
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY: A COPPER'S TALE 2013 | World Productions/ BBC 1 | Director. 90' feature. |
BROADCHURCH 2013 | Kudos/ITV | Lead Director, episodes 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8. 8-part series. |
THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE 2012 | Mammoth/BBC 4 | Director. 90' biopic on Kenny Everett. |
HUNTED 2012 | Kudos/ HBO Cinemax/ BBC 1 | 2 episodes. |
MISSING 2012 | ABC (US)/ Little Engine Productions | 2 episodes. New series. |
DOWNTON ABBEY 2 2011 | Carnival/ ITV | Writer: Julian Fellowes. |
LAW AND ORDER UK 2+3 2011 | NBC/ Wolf Films/ Kudos for ITV | Writers: Terry Cafolla, Nick Beak Saunders. |
WHITE VAN MAN 2010 | ITV Studios for BBC 3 | Director. Pilot. |
SILENT WITNESS 2010 | BBC 1 | Writer: Michael Crompton. |
DOCTOR WHO Easter Special 2009 | BBC Wales/BBC 1 | “Planet of The Dead”.1 x 80′. |
HUSTLE 2008 | Kudos for BBC 1 | Lead Director, 2 episodes. |
DOCTOR WHO 4 2008 | BBC Wales/BBC 1 | Lead Director. “Partners in Crime”. |
DOCTOR WHO Christmas Special 2007 | BBC Wales for BBC 1 | "Voyage of the Damned". 1 x 80′. |
DOCTOR WHO 3 2007 | BBC Wales/BBC 1 | 2-part episode, "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks". Set and shot partly in New York. |
TORCHWOOD 2006 | BBC Wales/BBC 1 | Series 1, 2 episodes. |
DOCTOR WHO 2 2006 | BBC Wales for BBC 1 | 2-part episode, "Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit". |
ROCKET MAN 2005 | Coastal/ BBC 1 | 2 x 60'. |
THE GOOD CITIZEN 2004 | BBC 1 | 1 x 60'. Drama. |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
UNITED 2011 | BBC/ World Productions /Content Films/ North East Screen | Director. |
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MERCY | Last Man Films | Director. Feature film, in development. The story of the last men to be executed in Britain. |
ALBION | Participant Media/ Potboiler | Director. Feature film, in development. A tragic accident in a coastal English town sets of a series of violent events. |
STEEL CITY | Fox/Strong Films | Writer and Director. Feature film, in development. The story of Sheffield synth. |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
OF MARY 2010 | Lesata Prods | Producer and Co-writer with Adrian Lester. |
SOLD 2004 | Writer and Director. 15' short film. Comedy-drama set in the world of estate agents. |
Documentaries
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
HEAVEN 17 - THE STORY OF PENTHOUSE & PAVEMENT 2010 | Feature length documentary and concert film. |