S. J. Clarkson

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S. J. Clarkson
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Clarkson at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Film director, television director
Years active1999–present

S. J. Clarkson is a British television and film director. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Clarkson's credits include the series Doctors , Casualty , EastEnders , Footballers' Wives , and Life on Mars , as well as the American series Heroes , House , Dexter , Succession and Ugly Betty . In 2008, she co-created the British series Mistresses . [5]

In 2019, a prequel show to Game of Thrones was announced for HBO with Clarkson attached to direct and executive produce the pilot, in addition to being involved in the creation of the series. [6] [7] The show, reportedly entitled Bloodmoon , took place 5,000 years before the main series and starred Naomi Watts in the lead role. The pilot had reportedly been shot, but the show was subsequently shelved at HBO in late 2019. [8] [9]

In film, Clarkson directed the Helena Bonham Carter-led film Toast , releasing on BBC One in 2010.

In 2024, Clarkson made her feature directorial debut with the critically panned Madame Web , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, and starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
2024 Madame Web YesYesYes

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
2001–04 Doctors YesNo37 episodes
2002A Week in the West EndYesNoAlso producer
2003–05 Casualty YesNo5 episodes
2004 EastEnders YesNo8 episodes
2005 Footballers' Wives YesNo2 episodes
Bad Girls YesNo2 episodes
2006 Hustle YesNo2 episodes
2006–07 Life on Mars YesNo6 episodes
2008–10 Mistresses YesNo2 episodes
Also co-creator
2009 Whitechapel YesNo3 episodes
2009–10 Heroes YesNo3 episodes
2009–11 Dexter YesNo3 episodes
2010 Ugly Betty YesNoEpisode "The Passion of the Betty"
Toast YesNoTV movie
2011 House YesNoEpisode "Recession Proof"
2012 Hunted YesNo2 episodes
2013 Banshee YesNo2 episodes
Smash YesNoEpisode "The Surprise Party"
Bates Motel YesNoEpisode "The Man in Number 9"
The Bridge YesNoEpisode "All About Eva"
Hostages YesNoEpisode "The Good Reason"
2014 Turn: Washington's Spies YesNoEpisode "Of Cabbages and Kings"
Orange Is the New Black YesNoEpisode "40 Oz. of Furlough"
2015 Dig YesNoEpisode "Pilot"
Jessica Jones YesYes2 episodes
2016 Vinyl YesNoEpisode "The Racket"
Love, Nina YesYes5 episodes
2017 The Defenders YesYes2 episodes
2018 Collateral YesYesMiniseries
Succession YesNoEpisode "Prague"
2021 Made for Love NoYes10 episodes
2022 Anatomy of a Scandal YesYesMiniseries

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