James Graham

James Graham is a multi award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His most recent television film Brexit: An Uncivil War (Channel 4/HBO), starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award.

His parliamentary stage play This House gained critical acclaim and enjoyed a sell-out run at the National Theatre’s in 2013 and the West End in 2017, and was Olivier-nominated for Best Play. It was chosen by popular vote as the best play of the 2010s by Methuen Drama.

James created theatre history when his two plays Ink, about the early days of Rupert Murdoch, and Labour of Love, a romantic political comedy, played in theatres next to each other in the West End in 2017. James won an Olivier award in 2018 for Labour of Love and Ink transferred to Broadway in 2019, receiving six Tony award nominations.

James’ play The Vote (Donmar Warehouse) aired in real time on TV in the final 90 minutes of the 2015 polling day and was BAFTA-nominated. He has also written television dramas such as Coalition (Channel 4), winner of Best Single Film at the Royal Television Society awards, and Quiz, which will be broadcast on ITV next year.