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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.
James Hawes (born 1960) is a British novelist and popular historian who has been an official bestseller in both genres. He has also written theatrically released screen adaptations of two of his works. He teaches creative writing at Oxford University.
James Hawes. Director: One Life. James Hawes set-up and directed the entire first season of 'Slow Horses' for AppleTV+. His debut feature, 'One Life', premiered at TIFF and LFF in September 2023 and releases in the UK and US in early 2024.
With One Life, which stars two-time Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins as the humanitarian Sir Nicholas "Nicky" Winton, Hawes is contributing his own work to the canon. "It's completely wonderful and utterly thrilling," he says of helming his first film for the big screen.
In September 2022 it was revealed that James Hawes was attached to direct his feature film debut while Helena Bonham Carter had joined the cast as Winton's mother, Babi Winton.
James Hawes has dedicated much of his directing career to bringing powerful true stories to the screen. It's only fitting then that the prolific television director's feature debut film is One Life, a moving biopic about a genuine hero — British humanitarian Nicholas Winton — brought to the big screen starring one of cinema's greatest actors.
Dec 29, 2023 · James Hawes is interviewed for One Life. Directed James Hawes, Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn both play Nicholas Winton at different stages of his extraordinary life. Helena Bonham-Carter...
