---
name: "James Smythe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-smythe"
fi1m_id: "james-smythe"
tmdb_id: 3591865
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T21:50:51.454698+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 Smythe

## Identity

James Smythe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-smythe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-smythe
- **TMDB ID:** 3591865
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3591865

Writer. Born in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (1), 2020s 69 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3591865

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Vigil*](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md) (70), [*All Her Fault*](https://film.one/tv/all-her-fault.md) (68)
- **Netflix:** [*The Last Kingdom*](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md) (72)

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

## Biography

James Smythe is a British novelist and screenwriter. Born in London in 1980, he holds a PhD from Cardiff University and teaches creative writing.

His television writing credits include episodes of the historical drama series *The Last Kingdom* (2022), the crime drama *Vigil* (2023), and *All Her Fault* (2025). He is the creator of the forthcoming science fiction series *Sutherland*.

As a novelist, Smythe is known for science fiction works including the Anomaly Quartet and, under the name J. P. Smythe, the Australia young adult series. Several of his novels have been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theagency.co.uk, greeneheaton.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *All Her Fault* (2025), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-her-fault.md)
- *Vigil* (2021), Fi1m 70, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md)
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), Fi1m 72, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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

- *All Her Fault* (2025), series, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-her-fault.md)
- *Vigil* (2021), series, Writer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md)
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md)

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