James Thomas Watkins (born 20 May 1973 in

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, England) is an English film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films, most notably ''

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'' starring

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. He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller''

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'', starring

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and

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. 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

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. Watkins has written scripts for

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, Working Title, Film4 and BBC Films.

Filmography

Film Television

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* 1973 births Living people English film directors English screenwriters English male screenwriters Horror film directors {{UK-film-director-stub