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]

James Duff
Born (1955-09-03) September 3, 1955 (age 69)
New Orleans, Louisiana
OccupationPlaywright, television series creator
NationalityAmerican
Spouse
(m. 2013)

Personal life

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Duff is married to actor Phillip P. Keene, who plays Buzz Watson on The Closer and Major Crimes.[2]

Filmography

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

Awards and nominations

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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".

References

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  1. ^ Hale, Mike (August 12, 2012). "The New Boss, Not the Same as the Old Boss 'Major Crimes' Replaces 'The Closer' on TNT". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Greg. ""Major Crimes" cast member Phillip Keene marries". Greg In Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
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