James wrote the movies Severance, Cockneys Vs Zombies, Tower Block, and episodes of TV shows such as Doctor Who, Torchwood, Spooks, Primeval, Spooks: Code 9, Crusoe, The Sparticle Mystery, Crossing Lines, and Eve. His episode of Doctor Who, ‘The Fires of Pompeii’, featured Peter Capaldi and Karen Gillan’s first appearance on the show in other roles. He has also written for children’s television, working on series 3 of CBBC show The Sparticle Mystery, series 2 and series 3 of Eve, The Rubbish World of Dave Spud and Silverpoint. He has several more upcoming film and TV projects in development, including The Haunting of Stonegate.
His other work includes 5-time Streamy Award nominated web series Girl Number 9, and several short films which he wrote and directed. His first short, the award-winning hit Crazy for You (Best Horror/Sci-Fi, Crystal Palace International Film Festival), starred Arthur Darvill and Hannah Tointon, screened at huge festivals across the globe, and is now part of anthology feature film Minutes Past Midnight, and has been licensed by Shorts International for television and online use in various territories.
His latest short, the multi-award-winning Blood Shed, stars Shaun Dooley (The Woman in Black, Gunpowder, Doctor Who, Misfits) and Sally Phillips (Veep, I’m Alan Partridge, Smack the Pony, the Bridget Jones movies), has played over 50 festivals around the world, including BAFTA and Oscar qualifiers such as Encounters, Seattle International Film Festival, Nashville, Underwire, Dublin International Film Festival, and many more.
James is represented in the US by Abram Nalibotsky at Gersh.
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