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.^[1]

James Duff
Born	(1955-09-03) September 3, 1955 (age 69) New Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation	Playwright, television series creator
Nationality	American
Spouse	Phillip P. Keene ​ (m. 2013)​

Personal life

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

Filmography

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

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".