| Jim Threapleton | |
| Birth Name: | James Edward Threapleton |
| Birth Place: | Wharfedale, England |
| Other Names: | James Threapleton |
| Occupation: | Film director, producer and screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 1992–present |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 4, including Mia Threapleton |
James Edward Threapleton (born 8 November 1973) is an English film director. Threapleton has worked as an assistant director on a number of feature films, including Hideous Kinky.
His first work as a director (and writer) was the film Extraordinary Rendition, starring Omar Berdouni and Andy Serkis,[1] which premiered at the 2007 Locarno Film Festival.
He is the son of RAF Officer Edward ‘Ted’ Threapleton and Louise Threapleton.[2] The elder of two boys, he has a younger brother Robin. He and Kate Winslet, whom he met on the set of Hideous Kinky, married on 22 November 1998 in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet's hometown. They have a daughter, Mia Honey Threapleton (b. 12 October 2000 in London). The couple separated in September 2001 and divorced on 13 December 2001.
In 2008 Threapleton married his second wife, Julie Vuorinen, a school administrator and teacher to special needs students. They have two daughters, Olivia, born in 2009, and Georgia, born in 2013. He also has a son Skyler Threapleton who was born in October 2009 [3] [4]