S. J. Clarkson

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

S. J. Clarkson
Clarkson at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Film director, television director
Years active	1999–present

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 Madame Web, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, and starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive Producer
2024	Madame Web	Yes	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2001–04	Doctors	Yes	No	37 episodes
2002	A Week in the West End	Yes	No	Also producer
2003–05	Casualty	Yes	No	5 episodes
2004	EastEnders	Yes	No	8 episodes
2005	Footballers' Wives	Yes	No	2 episodes
	Bad Girls	Yes	No	2 episodes
2006	Hustle	Yes	No	2 episodes
2006–07	Life on Mars	Yes	No	6 episodes
2008–10	Mistresses	Yes	No	2 episodes Also co-creator
2009	Whitechapel	Yes	No	3 episodes
2009–10	Heroes	Yes	No	3 episodes
2009–11	Dexter	Yes	No	3 episodes
2010	Ugly Betty	Yes	No	Episode "The Passion of the Betty"
	Toast	Yes	No	TV movie
2011	House	Yes	No	Episode "Recession Proof"
2012	Hunted	Yes	No	2 episodes
2013	Banshee	Yes	No	2 episodes
	Smash	Yes	No	Episode "The Surprise Party"
	Bates Motel	Yes	No	Episode "The Man in Number 9"
	The Bridge	Yes	No	Episode "All About Eva"
	Hostages	Yes	No	Episode "The Good Reason"
2014	Turn: Washington's Spies	Yes	No	Episode "Of Cabbages and Kings"
	Orange Is the New Black	Yes	No	Episode "40 Oz. of Furlough"
2015	Dig	Yes	No	Episode "Pilot"
	Jessica Jones	Yes	Yes	2 episodes
2016	Vinyl	Yes	No	Episode "The Racket"
	Love, Nina	Yes	Yes	5 episodes
2017	The Defenders	Yes	Yes	2 episodes
2018	Collateral	Yes	Yes	Miniseries
	Succession	Yes	No	Episode "Prague"
2021	Made for Love	No	Yes	10 episodes
2022	Anatomy of a Scandal	Yes	Yes	Miniseries

References

1. Kroll, Justin (2018-04-26). "'Star Trek 4': S.J. Clarkson Becomes the First Female Director in Franchise's History (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
2. Biswas, Srabani (2022-04-15). "'Anatomy of a Scandal': Contrary to the Series' Theme, Rupert Friend Describes Working With Naomi Scott, Sienna Miller, SJ Clarkson, and Others as Being "A kid on Christmas"". Netflix Junkie. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
3. Riesman, Abraham (2017-08-21). "How Defenders Director S.J. Clarkson Filmed an Understated Earthquake". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
4. Miller, Liz Shannon (2017-08-17). "'Marvel's The Defenders': How One Director Overcame the Challenge of Uniting Four Very Different Series". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
5. Bergenson, Samantha (2023-03-08). "28 Rising Female Filmmakers to Watch in 2023". Indie Wire. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
6. Miller, Liz Shannon (2019-01-09). "Why S.J. Clarkson Is Perfect to Direct the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
7. Otterson, Joe (2019-01-08). "'Game of Thrones' Prequel Rounds Out Main Cast, SJ Clarkson to Direct". Variety. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
8. Martin, George R.R. (September 16, 2019). "I Could Tell You…". Not a Blog. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
9. Wigler, Josh; Lesley, Goldberg (October 29, 2019). "'Game of Thrones': Naomi Watts-Led Prequel Dead at HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Archived from the original on May 20, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
10. ANI (2022-09-17). "Dakota Johnson starrer Spiderman spin-off 'Madame Web' shifted to 2024, 'Kraven the Hunter' also delayed". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-12-22.

External links

• S. J. Clarkson at IMDb