James Duff (writer)

James Duff (born September 3, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and has written plays and television screenplays. He is credited as the creator of the TV series The Closer and Major Crimes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Duff is married to actor Phillip P. Keene, who plays Buzz Watson on The Closer and Major Crimes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as
		Writer	Producer	Director	Notes
1992	Doing Time on Maple Drive	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
1993	Without a Kiss Goodbye	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
1994	A Song for You	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Short film
1995	Betrayed: A Story of Three Women	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
1995	919 Fifth Avenue	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	TV movie
1995	Long Island Fever	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	TV movie, co-executive producer
1996	The War at Home	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Feature film, adapted from Duff's play Homefront
1996	Texas Graces	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	TV movie, co-executive producer
2000-2001	Popular	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	3 episodes
2001	Felicity	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Episode: "My Best Friend's Wedding"
2001	Enterprise	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Episode: "Fortunate Son"
2002	The Agency	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Wrote 3 episodes, consulting producer
2002	Wolf Lake	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Wrote 2 episodes, co-executive producer
2004	The D.A.	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Creator, executive producer
2005-2012	The Closer	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Co-creator and showrunner, wrote 20 episodes, directed 4 episodes
2012-2018	Major Crimes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Creator and showrunner, wrote 7 episodes, directed 2 episodes
2019-2020	Star Trek: Discovery	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Episode: "Die Trying", executive producer
2020	Star Trek: Picard	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Executive producer, wrote "Remembrance" and "The End is the Beginning"
TBA	Sherlock & Daughter Template:Dagger	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Showrunner

Awards and nominations

Duff was nominated for an Emmy Award for his screenplay for the television movie Doing Time on Maple Drive. He and Mike Berchem scored an Edgar Award nomination in 2007 for their The Closer episode "Blue Blood".

External links

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