Providing Film Crew WorldwideJames is a member of the DGA and has over 30 years of international experience as an AD in all formats and genres of film, television and theatre.
A versatile, calm and disciplined team player who is often called upon to step in at short notice, manage large sets and complex stunt sequences.
Bases in UK and Singapore.
| THE CROW |
Second Assistant Director Czech Anglo Pictures | Directed by Rupert Sanders Produced by Kevan Van Thompson, Molly Hassell & Vaclav Motti |
| SAVE THE CINEMA | Second Assistant Director FAE Film and Television | Directed by Sara Sugarman Produced by Karl Hall, Piers Tempest & Matt Williams |
| MULAN | Second Assistant Director Walt Disney Pictures | Directed by Niki Caro Produced by Jason Reed, Barrie Osborne & Liz Tan |
|
ROBIN HOOD Additional Photography |
Second Assistant Director RHO Productions Ltd | Directed by Otto Bathurst Produced by E. Bennett Walsh, Jennifer Davisson & Tory Tunnell |
| CRAZY RICH ASIANS Additional Photography |
Second Assistant Director Warner Bros | Directed by Jon M. Chu Produced by Tim Coddington & Nina Jacobson |
| PADDINGTON 2 Additional Photography |
Second Assistant Director Studio Canal / Heyday Films | Directed by Paul King Produced by David Heyman, Rosie Alison & Alexandra Derbyshire |
| PAPILLON | Second Assistant Director Red Granite Pictures | Directed by Michael Noer Produced by Joey McFarland & David Koplan |
| UNLOCKED |
Second Assistant Director Czech Anglo Productions | Directed by Michael Apted Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura & Georgina Townsley |
| THE NOVEMBER MAN | Second Assistant Director Relativity Media / Irish Dreamtime | Directed by Roger Donaldson Produced by Kevan Van Thompson |
| RED 2 Action Unit |
Second Assistant Director Summit Entertainment | Directed by Dean Parisot & Paul Jennings Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura & Jake Myers |
| A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD Action Unit |
Second Assistant Director Twentieth Century Fox Corp | Directed by John Moore & Jonathan Taylor Produced by Tom Karnowski & Peter Veverka |
| CHERNOBYL DIARIES | Second Assistant Director Oxford Tours / Work in Progress | Directed by Bradley Parker Produced by Richard Sharkey & Brian Witten |
| GHOST RIDER - SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE | Second Assistant Director Roseline Productions | Directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor Produced by E Bennett Walsh |
| THE RITE | Second Assistant Director New Line Cinema / Warner Bros | Directed by Mikael Hafstrom Produced by Beau Flynn & Tripp Vinson |
| 1ST NIGHT | Second Assistant Director Britannia Film Productions | Directed by Christopher Menaul Produced by Stephen Evans & Selwyn Roberts |
| THE TEMPEST UK & Hawaii Unit |
Second Assistant Director Prospera Productions Inc | Directed by Julie Taymor Produced by Lynn Hendee & Julia Taylor-Stanley |
| SOULBOY Additional Shooting Days |
Second Assistant Director Dreamfinder Productions | Directed by Shimmy Marcus Produced by Christine Alderson |
| SHANGHAI Thailand Unit |
Second Assistant Director Golden Bat Production Ltd | Directed by Mikael Hafstrom Produced by Steve Squillante, Jake Myers & Donna Gigliotti |
| BUNRAKU | Second Assistant Director Picturesque Films | Directed by Guy Moshe Produced by Ram Bergman & Nava Levin |
| THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS | Second Assistant Director Poo Poo Pictures Productions Ltd | Directed by Terry Gilliam Produced by William Vince & Amy Gilliam |
| THE BROTHERS BLOOM | Second Assistant Director Endgame Pictures | Directed by Rian Johnson Produced by Jim Stern & Ram Bergman |
| LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA UK Unit |
Second Assistant Director Stone Village Pictures | Directed by Mike Newell Produced by Scott Steindoff, Michael Nozik & Scott Lastaiti |
| BOURNE ULTIMATUM Splinter Unit |
Second Assistant Director Universal Pictures | Directed by Paul Greengrass Produced by Frank Marshall & Pat Crowley |
| 1408 | Second Assistant Director Miramax Productions | Directed by Mikael Hafstrom Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura |
| DEATH AT A FUNERAL | Second Assistant Director Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Ltd | Directed by Frank Oz Produced by Diane Phillips & Share Stalling |
| PENELOPE |
Second Assistant Director Stone Village Pictures / Type A Films / Zepher Films | Directed by Mark Palansky Produced by Scott Steindoff, Reese Witherspoon & Chris Curling |
| STORMBREAKER 2nd Unit |
Second Assistant Director Samuelson Productions | Directed by Geoffrey Sax Produced by Marc Samuelson & Peter Samuelson |
| PIERREPOINT | Second Assistant Director Granada Films | Directed by Andrew Shergold Produced by Christine Langan |
| DERAILED | Second Assistant Director Miramax Productions | Directed by Mikael Hafstrom Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura |
| BEYOND THE SEA | Second Assistant Director Archer Street Productions Ltd | Directed by Kevin Spacey Produced by Andy Paterson |
| GEORGE AND THE DRAGON | Second Assistant Director The Carousel Picture Company / Apollo Media | Directed by Tom Reeve Produced by Romain Schroeder & Todd Moyer |
| THE ROCKET POST | Second Assistant Director Ultimate Pictures UK Limited | Directed by Stephen Whittaker Produced by Mark Shorrock |
| MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS | Second Assistant Director American TV / CBS & Hopecharm Limited | Directed by Carl Schenkel Produced by Dan H. Blatt |
| EVOLUTION | Second Assistant Director WGBH Boston / Clear Blue Sky Productions | Directed by Alastair Reid Produced by Linda Garmon |
| THE PAROLE OFFICER | Second Assistant Director Universal Pictures International | Directed by John Duigan Produced by Callum Mcdougall |
| THE FINAL CURTAIN | Second Assistant Director DNA Films Ltd | Directed by Patrick Harkins Produced by Christopher Young |
| THE CRIMINAL | Second Assistant Director The Christopher Johnson Company Ltd / Palm Pictures Directed by Julian Simpson | Produced by Christopher Johnson |
| A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS | Second Assistant Director Company Pictures Ltd. | Directed by Shane Meadows Produced by George Faber & Charles Pattinson |
| THE THEORY OF FLIGHT 2nd Unit |
Second Assistant Director BBC Films / Distant Horizons | Directed by Imogen Kimmel Produced by David Pupkewitz & Ruth Caleb |
| ANDOR Season 2, Block 2 |
Second Assistant Director LucasFilms / Disney | Directed by Janus Metz Produced by Sanne Wohlenberg, David Meanti & Karl Caffery |
| ANDOR Season 1, Block 4 |
Second Assistant Director LucasFilms / Disney | Directed by Toby Haynes Produced by Sanne Wohlenberg, Kate Hazell & David Meanti |
| WESTWORLD Season 3 Singapore Unit |
First Assistant Director Bad Robot for HBO | Directed by Jonathan Nolan, Richard Lewis, Amanda Marsalis & Paul Cameron Produced by Lisa Joy, Margot Lulick, Freddie Yeo & Fran Borgiaaul Cameron |
| YOUNG WALLANDER Block 1 & 2 |
Second Assistant Director Netflix / Yellow Bird Productions | Directed by Ole Endresen & Jens Jonsson Produced by Simon Emanuel, Suzie Shearer & Ildiko Kemeny |
| THE WITCHER 2nd Unit Block 4 |
Second Assistant Director Netflix | Directed by Tomek Baginski Produced by Simon Emanuel, Suzie Shearer & Ildiko Kemeny |
| MARCO POLO Season 2 |
Second Assistant Director Netflix / The Weinstein Company | Directed by Dan Minahan & James McTeigue Produced by Richard Sharkey & John Fusco |
| MARCO POLO Season 1 |
Second Assistant Director Netflix / The Weinstein Company | Directed by Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg & David Petrarca Produced by Richard Sharkey & John Fusco |
| THIS SEPTEMBER | Second Assistant Director Gate Television Productions Ltd | Directed by Giles Foster Produced by Ron Purdie & Rikolt von Gagern |
| BELONGING | Second Assistant Director The Producers Productions | Directed by Christopher Menaul Produced by Jeanna Polley & Jenny Edwards |
| HUSTLE | Second Assistant Director Kudos Productions Ltd | Directed by Barret Jones Produced by Simon Crawford Collins |
| CANTERBURY TALES | Second Assistant Director BBC Television Drama | Directed by Julian Jarrod Produced by John Kay & Kate Barlett |
| STATE OF MIND | Second Assistant Director Monogram Productions | Directed by Christopher Menaul Produced by Dave Edwards |
| BAIT | Second Assistant Director Monogram Productions | Directed by Nick Renton Produced by Dave Edwards |
| THE SECRET LIFE OF MICHAEL FRY |
Second Assistant Director Endor Productions Ltd | Directed by Mark Munden Produced by Hilary Bevan Jones |
| THE STRANGERERS |
Second Assistant Director Taken For Granted / Absolutely Productions | Directed by Liddy Oldroyd & Nick Wood Produced by Tim Sealey |
| ALL THE KINGS MEN |
Second Assistant Director BBC Television | Directed by Julian Jarrold Produced by Gareth Neame |
| LITTLE DEATHS | Second Assistant Director Little Deaths Film Productions | Directed by Simon Rumley, Sean Hogan & Andrew Parkinson Produced by Samantha Wright |
Coming soon.
