---
name: "David Joss Buckley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-joss-buckley"
fi1m_id: "david-joss-buckley"
imdb_id: "nm0118592"
tmdb_id: 1910681
wikidata_id: "Q22000498"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 June 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T11:34:25.923867+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Joss Buckley

## Identity

David Joss Buckley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-joss-buckley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-joss-buckley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0118592
- **TMDB ID:** 1910681
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22000498
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Joss_Buckley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22000498, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1910681

Writer. Born 17 June 1948 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 June 1948, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1982–1986
- **Also known as:** David Ian Buckley, David Buckley,  Joss Buckley
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 writing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Joss_Buckley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22000498, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1910681

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Casualty*](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Joss Buckley (born 17 June 1948) is a British screenwriter, playwright, author, actor and musician. He began his career as an actor, appearing in West End productions and at theatres including the Royal National Theatre, as well as in television series such as *The Professionals* and *Rock Follies*.

He later focused on writing, contributing episodes to series including *Emmerdale* (1989–1996), *EastEnders*, *Casualty* (from 1994), *Rosemary & Thyme* and *Down to Earth*. He served as lead writer and associate producer on *A Mind to Kill* and co-wrote the first series of *Hinterland* (2013). Other credits include the eight-part adaptation *Cold Courage* (2020).

Buckley has adapted several novels for the stage, including James M. Cain's *Double Indemnity* and Tracy Chevalier's *Girl with a Pearl Earring*. He is a BAFTA-nominated screenwriter.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Draughtsman's Contract* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Porringer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-draughtsmans-contract.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Casualty* (1986), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cold Courage* (2020), series, Writer, Creator
- *Hinterland* (2013), series, Writer
- *Rosemary & Thyme* (2003), series, Writer
- *Down to Earth* (2000), series, Writer
- *Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married* (1999), series, Teleplay
- *Satellite City* (1996), series, Story Consultant
- *Thief Takers* (1996), series, Writer
- *A Mind to Kill* (1994), series, Writer, Associate Producer
- *Sea Dragon* (1990), series, Writer
- *Spatz* (1990), series, Writer
- *Casualty* (1986), series, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Boon* (1986), series, as James Karadia
- *Girls On Top* (1985), series, as Mario
- *A.D.* (1985), series, as Matthew
- *Morons from Outer Space* (1985), as TV Presenter
- *Hiawatha* (1984), as Chibiabos · Music
- *Shakespeare Lives!* (1983), series, Actor
- *The Draughtsman's Contract* (1982), as Mr. Porringer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-draughtsmans-contract.md)
- *The Borgias* (1981), series, as Giovanni Orsini
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Devlin
- *Rock Follies* (1976), series, as Chris

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