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'.
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Películas (13)

Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
2026 · Director

Heaven 17: The Last Temptation
2026 · Director, Executive Producer

Words of War
2025 · Director

Drew
2016 · Director

The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale
2013 · Director

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012 · Director

United
2011 · Director

Monty Python in Aberystwyth
2009 · Writer, Director

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009 · Director

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 · Director
Elton John: Me, Myself & I
2007 · Director

Tapeheads
1988 · Young Swanky Modes
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
· Director
Series (36)

Memory of a Killer
2026 · Director

Sheriff Country
2025 · Director

Mr Bates vs The Post Office
2024 · Executive Producer, Director, Creator

Fire Country
2022 · Director

The Suspect
2022 · Executive Producer, Director

Crime
2021 · Executive Producer, Director

Vigil
2021 · Director

Council of Dads
2020 · Director

Vanity Fair
2018 · Director

Liar
2017 · Executive Producer, Director

Doubt
2017 · Director

11.22.63
2016 · Director

Code of a Killer
2015 · Director, Executive Producer

Gracepoint
2014 · Director

From There to Here
2014 · Director

The Great Train Robbery
2013 · Director

Broadchurch
2013 · Director

Hunted
2012 · Director

Missing
2012 · Director

White Van Man
2011 · Director

Downton Abbey
2010 · Director

Law & Order: UK
2009 · Director

Bonekickers
2008 · Director

Torchwood
2006 · Director

Rocket Man
2006 · Director

Doctor Who
2005 · Director

Hustle
2004 · Director

Mile High
2003 · Director

The Afternoon Play
2003 · Director

Real Crime
2001 · Director
Real Crime
2000 · Director

Doctors
2000 · Director

Holby City
1999 · Director

Silent Witness
1996 · Director

The Clothes Show
1986 · Director

Casualty
1986 · Director
