James Hawes
James Hawes has built a career as a British director who belongs to the crew side of the business rather than the cast. The beginning of the record is the part hardest to track down. 31 entries make up the record, most of them known only to people who read credits. The headline entry on the filmography is 'The Amateur'. 'One Life' is the other project that tends to come up.
James Hawes
4 Directed
17 Series
James Hawes has built a career as a British director who belongs to the crew side of the business rather than the cast. The beginning of the record is the part hardest to track down. 31 entries make up the record, most of them known only to people who read credits. The headline entry on the filmography is 'The Amateur'. 'One Life' is the other project that tends to come up.
TV Shows
Director
The Mill
2013
Director
Undercover
2016
Director
Slow Horses
2022
Director
Penny Dreadful
2014
Director
Mad Dogs
2011
Director
Doctor Who
2005
Director
Merlin
2008
Director
Snowpiercer
2020
Director
Fanny Hill
2007
Director
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
Director
Black Mirror
2011
Director
The Alienist
2018
Director
Sea of Souls
2004
Director
Lanterns
2026
Director
The Bill
1984
Director
Raised by Wolves
2020
Director
Always and Everyone
1999
Full Filmography
Lanterns
Director · 2 episodes
2026–
TV
The Amateur
Director
2025
Film
One Life
Director
2023
Film
Slow Horses
Director · 6 episodes
2022–
TV
Raised by Wolves
Director · 1 episode
2020–
TV
Snowpiercer
Director · 3 episodes
2020–
TV
The Alienist
Director · 2 episodes
2018–
TV
Undercover
Director · 6 episodes
2016–
TV
Penny Dreadful
Director · 5 episodes
2014–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most famous roles of James Hawes?
James Hawes is best known for directing The Amateur, One Life, The Challenger Disaster.
How many movies has James Hawes directed?
Over a 23-year career (since 2003), James Hawes has directed or written 4 films and worked on 17 TV shows.
What was James Hawes's first movie?
The career of James Hawes began with Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World (2003).
What is James Hawes's most recent movie or series?
James Hawes's most recent release is The Amateur, which premiered on April 9, 2025.
What TV shows has James Hawes created or directed?
On television, James Hawes has appeared in Black Mirror, Doctor Who, Raised by Wolves, Penny Dreadful.
James Hawes
· Wimbledon, London, England, UK
James Hawes is a British television director. He has worked in British television drama since the mid-1990s and has also produced documentaries for British and American television networks. His work has ranged across high-end period pieces and prime-time adventure drama, including the re-launch of Doctor Who and Enid, a biopic starring Helena Bonham Carter about the celebrated children's author Enid Blyton, which won Hawes a BAFTA nomination as Best Director at the 2010 ceremony.James Hawes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.