---
name: "James Lyons"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-lyons"
fi1m_id: "james-lyons"
imdb_id: "nm0529071"
tmdb_id: 17234
wikidata_id: "Q15458711"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "8 October 1960"
died: "4 December 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-02T21:46:50.482496+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 Lyons

## Identity

James Lyons

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-lyons
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-lyons
- **IMDb ID:** nm0529071
- **TMDB ID:** 17234
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15458711
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lyons_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15458711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529071/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17234

Editor. Born 8 October 1960 in New York, USA. Died 4 December 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 8 October 1960, New York, USA
- **Died:** 4 December 2007
- **Active:** 1995–2002
- **Also known as:** Jim Lyons, James K. Lyons
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 writing, 2 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Christine Vachon](https://film.one/person/christine-vachon.md), [Todd Haynes](https://film.one/person/todd-haynes.md), [Julianne Moore](https://film.one/person/julianne-moore.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 85 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lyons_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15458711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529071/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17234

## Biography

James Lyons was an American film editor, screenwriter and actor. He frequently collaborated with director Todd Haynes, editing *Poison* (1991), *Safe* (1995), *Velvet Goldmine* (1998) and *Far from Heaven* (2002). He also received a story credit on *Velvet Goldmine*.

Lyons edited Sofia Coppola’s *The Virgin Suicides* (2000) and other features including *Prozac Nation* (2003) and *Imaginary Heroes* (2004). He appeared in small acting roles in films such as *Poison*, *Postcards from America* (1994) and *I Shot Andy Warhol* (1996).

Born in New York on 8 October 1960, Lyons died in Manhattan on 12 April 2007.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Wrote (1)

- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Fi1m 81, Story, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)

### Crew (2) — the average rests on these

- *Far from Heaven* (2002), Fi1m 87, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/far-from-heaven.md)
- *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory* (2007), Editor
- *Imaginary Heroes* (2004), Editor
- *Prozac Nation* (2003), Editor
- *Ghostlight* (2003), Editor
- *Far from Heaven* (2002), Editor — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/far-from-heaven.md)
- *The Château* (2001), as First Family of Buyers · Editor
- *Spring Forward* (2000), Editor
- *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md)
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Editor, Story — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)
- *First Love, Last Rites* (1998), Editor
- *Shooting Porn* (1997), Editor
- *Strawberry Fields* (1997), Editor
- *Ratchet* (1996), Editor
- *I Shot Andy Warhol* (1996), as Billy Name
- *Frisk* (1996), as Gypsy Pete
- *Safe* (1995), as Cab Driver · Editor
- *Postcards from America* (1995), as Adult David
- *The Debt* (1993), Editor
- *Dottie Gets Spanked* (1993), Editor
- *My Niagara* (1992), Editor
- *Swoon* (1992), as Prison Mugshot
- *Poison* (1991), as Jack Bolton ("Homo") · Editor

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