James L. Conway

James L. Conway (born October 27, 1950, in New York City, U.S.) is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, studio executive, and novelist.

James L. Conway
Occupation(s)	Television director, producer, writer
Known for	The Magicians, The Orville, Smallville, and Charmed
Website	https://jameslconway.com/

Movies Conway directed include The Boogens and Hangar 18. Television series he worked on include The Magicians, Aquarius, Supernatural, Smallville, Psych, 90210, Charmed, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, University Hospital, Burke's Law (the 1994 remake), Paradise and Matt Houston.^[1] Conway also directed the TV movies Last of the Mohicans and Incredible Rocky Mountain Race, as well as the NBC mini-series Greatest Heroes of the Bible.

From 1996 to 2002, Conway served as Executive Vice President of Spelling Television, working on many television series including 7th Heaven, Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 90210.

Conway began writing novels in 2012. His novels include Dead and Not So Buried (2012), Sexy Babe (2012) and In Cold Blonde (2013).

Select filmography

Director

• The Orville
• 90210
• Charmed
• Star Trek: Enterprise
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Kindred: The Embraced
• Star Trek: Voyager
• Star Trek: Borg
• Legend
• University Hospital
• Burke's Law
• Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Tour of Duty
• Hunter
• MacGyver
• Hotel
• Matt Houston
• Psych
• Smallville
• The Boogens
• Earthbound (1981)
• Beyond and Back (1978)
• In Search of Noah's Ark (1976)
• Hangar 18 (1980)

Producer

• Charmed (co-executive producer) (season 4-season 8) (consulting producer) (seasons 3–4)^[2]
• All Souls (consulting producer)
• Paradise
• In Search of Historic Jesus

Writer

• University Hospital
• Burke's Law (developed by)
• Bodies of Evidence (creator)
• Paradise
• Matt Houston
• Hangar 18 (1980) (story)
• In Search of Noah's Ark (1976)

Star Trek TV directing

Conway directed several Star Trek shows including for TNG (3), DS9 (7), Voyager (4) and Enterprise (4).^[3][4]

TNG

• "Justice"
• "The Neutral Zone"
• "Frame of Mind"

DS9

• "Duet"
• "Necessary Evil"
• "The Way of the Warrior"
• "Little Green Men"
• "Shattered Mirror"
• "For the Cause"
• "Apocalypse Rising"

Voyager

• "The 37's"
• "Persistence of Vision"
• "Death Wish"
• "Innocence"

Enterprise

• "Broken Bow"
• "Judgment"
• "Damage"
• "In a Mirror, Darkly"