Biography
James Watkins is an English filmmaker. He was born on 20 May 1973 in Nottingham.
He wrote and directed the horror film Eden Lake (2008) and directed The Woman in Black (2012). He created, wrote and directed the series McMafia (2018), and directed an episode of Black Mirror (2016). Watkins wrote and directed the 2024 film Speak No Evil.
He has also written screenplays for films including My Little Eye (2002) and Gone (2007), and co-wrote and directed Bastille Day (2016).
