---
name: "James Hayman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-hayman"
fi1m_id: "james-hayman"
imdb_id: "nm0371348"
tmdb_id: 64171
wikidata_id: "Q3467008"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "director"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-24T09:34:16.113469+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 Hayman

## Identity

James Hayman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-hayman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-hayman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0371348
- **TMDB ID:** 64171
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3467008
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hayman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3467008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371348/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64171

Director. Born 1 January 2000 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1984–2012
- **Also known as:** Jim Hayman
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 8 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Sackheim](https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim.md), [Darnell Martin](https://film.one/person/darnell-martin.md), [Elodie Keene](https://film.one/person/elodie-keene.md), [Fred Gerber](https://film.one/person/fred-gerber.md), [Gloria Muzio](https://film.one/person/gloria-muzio.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Martha Mitchell](https://film.one/person/martha-mitchell.md), [Paris Barclay](https://film.one/person/paris-barclay.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as director, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 84 (4), 2000s 76 (3), 2010s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 4, Comedy 2, Mystery 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Western 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hayman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3467008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371348/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64171

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88), [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78), [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78), [*The Mentalist*](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) (71)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Sopranos*](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) (94)
- **Hulu:** [*Law & Order*](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) (72)
- **Paramount+:** [*Longmire*](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md) (68)

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

## Biography

James Hayman, also credited as Jim Hayman, is an American television director, producer and cinematographer. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey.

After graduating from New York University Graduate Film School, he worked as a cinematographer on films including *An Autumn’s Tale* (for which he won a Hong Kong Film Award) and television series such as *Northern Exposure*, where he directed his first episode. He has directed episodes of *The Sopranos* (2002), *House* (2004), *Desperate Housewives* (2004), *The Mentalist* (2008), *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999) and *NCIS: New Orleans* (2014), among others. He served as executive producer on *Ugly Betty* and *NCIS: New Orleans*.

Hayman has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Directors Guild of America Award nomination. He is married to actress Annie Potts.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

### Directed (8) — the average rests on these

- *Longmire* (2012), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md)
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), Fi1m 94, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Stranger Than Paradise* (1984), Fi1m 82, Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-paradise.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *NCIS: Hawaiʻi* (2021), series, Director
- *NCIS: New Orleans* (2014), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Longmire* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/longmire.md)
- *GCB* (2012), series, Director
- *The Finder* (2012), series, Director
- *12 Dates of Christmas* (2011), Director
- *Hart of Dixie* (2011), series, Director
- *Switched at Birth* (2011), series, Director
- *Marry Me* (2010), series, Director
- *Revenge of the Bridesmaids* (2010), Director
- *Drop Dead Diva* (2009), series, Director
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, Director
- *Sorority Wars* (2009), Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Night Stalker* (2005), series, Director
- *House* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Huff* (2004), series, Director
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Joan of Arcadia* (2003), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Kingpin* (2003), series, Director
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, Director
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, Director
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, Director
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *To Have & to Hold* (1998), series, Director
- *Any Day Now* (1998), series, Director
- *C-16: FBI* (1997), series, Director
- *Dangerous Minds* (1996), series, Director
- *Her Deadly Rival* (1995), Director
- *The Client* (1995), series, Director
- *ER* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *One West Waikiki* (1994), series, Director
- *Harts of the West* (1993), series, Director
- *Moon Over Miami* (1993), series, Director
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, Director
- *Class of '96* (1993), series, Director
- *Breaking the Rules* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Jack's Place* (1992), series, Director
- *Hi Honey - I'm Dead* (1991), Cinematography
- *Iron and Silk* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Stranger Within* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, Director, Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Blades* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Tokyo Pop* (1988), Director of Photography
- *An Autumn's Tale* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Stranger Than Paradise* (1984), Assistant Camera — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-paradise.md)

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