---
name: "James Lasdun"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-lasdun"
fi1m_id: "james-lasdun"
imdb_id: "nm0489491"
tmdb_id: 1052041
wikidata_id: "Q6137797"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T03:21:21.755682+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 Lasdun

## Identity

James Lasdun

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-lasdun
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-lasdun
- **IMDb ID:** nm0489491
- **TMDB ID:** 1052041
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6137797
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lasdun, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6137797, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489491/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1052041

Producer. Born 1 January 1958 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1958, London
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 producing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 54 (1), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lasdun, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6137797, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0489491/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1052041

## Biography

James Lasdun is an English novelist, poet and screenwriter. Born in London in 1958, he is the son of architect Sir Denys Lasdun. He moved to the United States in 1986 and lives in upstate New York.

Lasdun co-wrote the screenplays for the films *Sunday* (1997) and *Signs & Wonders* (2000), both directed by Jonathan Nossiter. The former, based on one of his stories, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature and the Waldo Salt Screenplay Award at Sundance. His short story "The Siege" provided the basis for Bernardo Bertolucci's film *Besieged* (1998).

He has published several novels, including *The Horned Man* (2002) and *Seven Lies* (2006), the latter longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, as well as collections of short stories and poetry. His work has received awards including the inaugural BBC National Short Story Award.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Wrote (1)

- *Signs & Wonders* (2001), Fi1m 54, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/signs-and-wonders.md)

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

- *DTF St. Louis* (2026), Fi1m 78, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dtf-st-louis.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

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

- *DTF St. Louis* (2026), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/dtf-st-louis.md)
- *Signs & Wonders* (2001), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/signs-and-wonders.md)
- *Besieged* (1998), Story
- *Sunday* (1997), Screenplay

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won, 1 nominated

- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2010: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (won)
- O. Henry Award 2010: O. Henry Award (won)
- Booker Prize 2006: Booker Prize (nominated), for *Seven Lies*
- Eric Gregory Award 1982: Eric Gregory Award (won)

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

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