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James Watkins(V)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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James Watkins at an event for The Woman in Black (2012)
Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.
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Eden Lake (2008)
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James Watkins was born in 1978 in the UK. He is a director and writer, known for Eden Lake (2008), McMafia (2018) and The Woman in Black (2012).
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    • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dooley, Daniel Radcliffe, Jane Goldman, Liz White, and James Watkins at an event for The Woman in Black (2012)
James Watkins

Known for

Eden Lake (2008)
Eden Lake
6.7
  • Director
  • 2008
David Strathairn and James Norton in McMafia (2018)
McMafia
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black (2012)
The Woman in Black
6.4
  • Director
  • 2012
Idris Elba in The Take (2016)
The Take
6.3
  • Director
  • 2016

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Director

  • Speak No Evil
    • Director
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • The Ipcress File (2022)
    The Ipcress File
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • David Strathairn and James Norton in McMafia (2018)
    McMafia
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Black Mirror (2011)
    Black Mirror
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Idris Elba in The Take (2016)
    The Take
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black (2012)
    The Woman in Black
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Eden Lake (2008)
    Eden Lake
    • Director
    • 2008

Writer

  • Speak No Evil
    • Writer
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • David Strathairn and James Norton in McMafia (2018)
    McMafia
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Idris Elba in The Take (2016)
    The Take
    • written by
    • 2016
  • Shauna Macdonald in The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
    The Descent: Part 2
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • Eden Lake (2008)
    Eden Lake
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Gone: Deleted Scenes (2007)
    Gone: Deleted Scenes
    • writer
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Gone (2006)
    Gone
    • written by
    • 2006
  • My Little Eye (2002)
    My Little Eye
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Look
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2001

Producer

  • The Ipcress File (2022)
    The Ipcress File
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • David Strathairn and James Norton in McMafia (2018)
    McMafia
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
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    • 1978
    • UK

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