| James Duff | |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1955 |
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Occupation: | Playwright, television series creator |
| Nationality: | American |
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.[1]
Duff is married to actor Phillip P. Keene, who plays Buzz Watson on The Closer and Major Crimes.[2]
| Year | Title | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | Director | Notes | ||
| 1992 | Doing Time on Maple Drive | TV movie | |||
| 1993 | Without a Kiss Goodbye | TV movie | |||
| 1994 | A Song for You | Short film | |||
| 1995 | Betrayed: A Story of Three Women | TV movie | |||
| 1995 | 919 Fifth Avenue | TV movie | |||
| 1995 | Long Island Fever | TV movie, co-executive producer | |||
| 1996 | The War at Home | Feature film, adapted from Duff's play Homefront | |||
| 1996 | Texas Graces | TV movie, co-executive producer | |||
| 2000-2001 | Popular | 3 episodes | |||
| 2001 | Felicity | Episode: "My Best Friend's Wedding" | |||
| 2001 | Enterprise | Episode: "Fortunate Son" | |||
| 2002 | The Agency | Wrote 3 episodes, consulting producer | |||
| 2002 | Wolf Lake | Wrote 2 episodes, co-executive producer | |||
| 2004 | The D.A. | Creator, executive producer | |||
| 2005-2012 | The Closer | Co-creator and showrunner, wrote 20 episodes, directed 4 episodes | |||
| 2012-2018 | Major Crimes | Creator and showrunner, wrote 7 episodes, directed 2 episodes | |||
| 2019-2020 | Episode: "Die Trying", executive producer | ||||
| 2020 | Executive producer, wrote "Remembrance" and "The End is the Beginning" | ||||
| TBA | Sherlock & Daughter | Showrunner | |||
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".