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James Strong

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James Strong

12 films

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.

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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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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned posterFirst watchDoctor Who: Voyage of the Damned20077.6When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead poster7.5Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead2009United poster6.9United2011

Filmography

12 films as director
  1. TBAThe Girl with a Clock for a HeartDirector
  2. 2026Doctor Who: The Satan PitDirector
  3. 2026Heaven 17: The Last TemptationDirector
  4. 2025Words of WarDirector
  5. 2016DrewDirector
  6. 2013The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's TaleDirector
  7. 2012Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett StoryDirector
  8. 2011UnitedDirector
  9. 2009Monty Python in AberystwythDirector
  10. 2009Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadDirector
  11. 2007Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedDirector
  12. 2007Elton John: Me, Myself & IDirector