James Strong

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 …

Directed

1. Doctor Who (2005) — Director
2. 11.22.63 (2016) — Director
3. Downton Abbey (2010) — Director
4. Broadchurch (2013) — Director
5. Torchwood (2006) — Director
6. Vigil (2021) — Director
7. Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009) — Director
8. Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007) — Director
9. Hustle (2004) — Director
10. United (2011) — Director
11. Fire Country (2022) — Director
12. Liar (2017) — Director
13. Silent Witness (1996) — Director
14. Missing (2012) — Director
15. Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) — Director
16. Gracepoint (2014) — Director
17. The Great Train Robbery (2013) — Director
18. Memory of a Killer (2026) — Director
19. Vanity Fair (2018) — Director
20. Code of a Killer (2015) — Director
21. The Suspect (2022) — Director
22. Sheriff Country (2025) — Director
23. Crime (2021) — Director
24. Words of War (2025) — Director
25. Doubt (2017) — Director
26. White Van Man (2011) — Director
27. Bonekickers (2008) — Director
28. From There to Here (2014) — Director
29. Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012) — Director
30. The Afternoon Play (2003) — Director
31. Elton John: Me, Myself & I (2007) — Director
32. The Girl with a Clock for a Heart — Director
33. Monty Python in Aberystwyth (2009) — Director
34. Heaven 17: The Last Temptation (2026) — Director
35. The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale (2013) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Tapeheads (1988) — Young Swanky Modes