James Watkins

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1973-05-20 (51 years old)

Place of Birth Nottingham, England, UK

Also Known As Джеймс Воткінс

James Watkins

Biography

James Thomas Watkins (born 20 May 1973 in Nottingham, England) is an English film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in horror films, notably Eden Lake and The Woman in Black. He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller Eden Lake, starring Michael Fassbender and Kelly Reilly. It won Best Horror Film at the 2009 Empire Awards, the Jury Prize at Sitges Fantasy Festival and Best Director at Fantasporto. He was nominated for the Douglas Hickox Award at the 2008 British Independent Film Awards. Watkins has written scripts for Warner Bros., Working Title, Film4 and BBC Films. Description above from the Wikipedia James Watkins (director), article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2026
Clayface

as Director

2024
Speak No Evil

as Director

2022
The Ipcress File

as Director

2018
McMafia

as Director

2016
Bastille Day

as Director

2012
The Woman in Black

as Director

2011
Black Mirror

as Director

2009
The Descent: Part 2

as Second Unit Director

2008
Eden Lake

as Director

Writer

Methuselah

as Writer

2024
Speak No Evil

as Writer

2018
McMafia

as Writer

2016
Bastille Day

as Writer

2009
The Descent: Part 2

as Screenplay

2008
Eden Lake

as Writer

2006
Gone

as Writer

2002
My Little Eye

as Screenplay

2000
Look

as Writer

Producer

2022
The Ipcress File

as Executive Producer

2018
McMafia

as Executive Producer

Creator

2018
McMafia

as Creator