---
name: "James Graham"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-graham"
fi1m_id: "james-graham"
imdb_id: "nm3037341"
tmdb_id: 1363417
wikidata_id: "Q6134831"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "8 August 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T18:41:06.882088+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."
---

# James Graham

## Identity

James Graham

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-graham
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-graham
- **IMDb ID:** nm3037341
- **TMDB ID:** 1363417
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6134831
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Graham_(playwright), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6134831, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3037341/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1363417

Writer and producer. Born 8 August 1982 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 8 August 1982, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Lesley Manville](https://film.one/person/lesley-manville.md), [Paul Whittington](https://film.one/person/paul-whittington.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 71 (2), 2020s 71 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, History 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Graham_(playwright), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6134831, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3037341/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1363417

## Coming up

- *Ink* (2026-12-11), Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Sherwood*](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*The Crown*](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md) (78)

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

## Biography

James Graham is a British playwright and screenwriter. He was born in 1982 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and studied at the University of Hull. His stage work has been produced at theatres including the Bush, Soho Theatre and the National Theatre, with several transfers to the West End and Broadway.

Graham is known for plays including *This House*, *Ink* and *Dear England*, the last of which won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2024. He adapted *Dear England* into a four-part BBC series due to air in 2026. His television credits include *X+Y* (2014), *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), *Quiz* (2020) and *Sherwood* (2022). He was appointed OBE in 2020 for services to drama.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Wrote (5) — the average rests on these

- *Dear England* (2026), Fi1m 80, Theatre Play, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *Ink* (2026), Fi1m 64, Theatre Play, Executive Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *Sherwood* (2022), Fi1m 82, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md)
- *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), Fi1m 64, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Bunnylovr* (2026), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bunnylovr.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Ink* (2026), Screenplay, Theatre Play, Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *Dear England* (2026), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Theatre Play, Creator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/dear-england.md)
- *Bunnylovr* (2026), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/bunnylovr.md)
- *Brian and Maggie* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *The Way* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *National Theatre Live: Dear England* (2024), Writer
- *National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies* (2023), Writer
- *Sherwood* (2022), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherwood.md)
- *Young Vic: Best of Enemies* (2021), Writer
- *People You May Know* (2021), Writer
- *Unprecedented* (2020), series, Writer
- *Quiz* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), series, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *The Vote* (2015), Screenplay, Creator
- *Coalition* (2015), Screenplay
- *X+Y* (2015), Screenplay
- *National Theatre Live: This House* (2013), Writer
- *Caught in a Trap* (2008), Writer
- *Dramarama* (1983), series, Writer
- *Gypsy Boy*, Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Play 2019: Tony Award for Best Play (nominated), for *Ink*
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2018: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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