James Strong

Regisseur, Producer, Acteur, Schrijver

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'.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Broadchurch
    Broadchurch3 seasons
  • Gracepoint
    Gracepoint10 episodes
  • The Great Train Robbery
    The Great Train Robbery2 episodes
  • Tapeheads
    Tapeheads1988
  • Words of War
    Words of War2025
  • White Van Man (2011)
    White Van Man (2011)2 seasons

Known For

  • Broadchurch
    Broadchurch3 seasons
  • 22.11.63
    22.11.638 episodes
  • Downton Abbey
    Downton Abbey6 seasons
  • Doctor Who
    Doctor Who13 seasons
  • Mr Bates vs The Post Office
    Mr Bates vs The Post Office4 episodes
  • Vigil
    Vigil2 seasons
  • United
    United2011
  • Liar
    Liar2 seasons
  • Gracepoint
    Gracepoint10 episodes
  • Vanity Fair
    Vanity Fair7 episodes
  • The Great Train Robbery
    The Great Train Robbery2 episodes
  • Code of a Killer
    Code of a Killer2 episodes
  • Torchwood
    Torchwood4 seasons
  • Crime
    Crime2 seasons
  • Missing (2012)
    Missing (2012)1 season
  • Silent Witness
    Silent Witness29 seasons

Cinematografie

2026
Heaven 17: The Last Temptation · as Executive Producer
2025
Sheriff Country · as Executive Producer
2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office · as Executive Producer
2022
Fire Country · as Executive Producer
2022
The Suspect · as Executive Producer
2021
Irvine Welsh's Crime · as Executive Producer
2021
Vigil · as Executive Producer
2020
Council of Dads · as Executive Producer
2018
Vanity Fair (2018) · as Executive Producer
2017
Liar · as Executive Producer
2015
Code of a Killer · as Executive Producer
2014
Gracepoint · as Consulting ProducerOp Plex
2013
Broadchurch · as Associate ProducerOp Plex

2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office · as Regional Tv Reporter
2013
The Great Train Robbery · as Jury ForemanOp Plex
1988
Tapeheads · as Young Swanky ModesOp Plex

2010
Nieuwsuur · as Self - Regisseur 'mr Bates Vs. The Post Office'
2006
Torchwood Declassified · as Self - Director
2005
1999
Tonight · as Self - Director, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office