Director

James Watkins

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 2All crew credits: 11

TMDB ID: 63306

IMDb ID: nm1220140

Known for: Directing

Born: May 20, 1973

Age: 52

Place of birth: Nottingham, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2002 - 2026

Years active: 25

Average TMDB rating: 6.55

Wikidata: Q2057920

Also known as

Джеймс Воткінс

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Director (7)Screenplay (2)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)

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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.