James Watkins

Birthplace: Nottingham

Born: 1973-05-20; 1978

Occupations recorded in source

director; film director; screenwriter

Biography from Wikipedia

James Thomas Watkins (born 20 May 1973) is an English filmmaker. He is best known for horror films such as Eden Lake (2008), The Woman in Black (2012), and Speak No Evil (2024). He has also directed episodes of series such as Black Mirror (2016) and The Ipcress File (2022), and was the creator, writer, director, and executive producer of the series McMafia (2018). He directed the DC Universe film Clayface which was released in 2026.

Sources & attribution

Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound

Directing

Frequent collaborators

Shared films in this catalogue.

Kelly Reilly · 2 films
Shaun Dooley · 2 films

Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.