DIRECTOR · FROM UK

SJ Clarkson

33 credits since 19851 coming up

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ABOUT SJ

S. J. Clarkson (born 1974) is a British television and film director, working in both the UK and US. Her credits include Life On Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Hustle, Mistresses, Heroes, Dexter, House, Toast, Vinyl, Love Nina, Jessica Jones and Collateral.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

BirthplaceUK

Known forDirecting

On Cineora33 of 33 titles

Known for

The titles people know SJ from.

Series

Dexter

2006–2013IMDb8.6

Series

House

2004–2012IMDb8.7

Series

Succession

2018–2023IMDb8.8

Series

Orange Is the New Black

2013–2019IMDb8.0

Series

Heroes

2006–2010IMDb7.5

Series

Marvel's Jessica Jones

2015–2019IMDb7.8

Series

Banshee

2013–2016IMDb8.4

Series

Marvel's The Defenders

2017IMDb7.2

Series

Bates Motel

2013–2017IMDb8.1

Movie

Madame Web

2024IMDb4.1

Series

Ugly Betty

2006–2010IMDb6.8

Series

Anatomy of a Scandal

2022IMDb7.0

Coming up

What SJ is working on next.

Should I Fall BehindExecutive ProducerDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 33
Average IMDb: 7.3
Highest rated: SuccessionIMDb 8.8
Working since: 1985

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

33 credits

The 2020s

4 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average

Series

Cape Fear

2026IMDb6.7

Director · 1 episode

Movie

Madame Web

2024IMDb4.1

Director · Screenplay · Executive Producer

Series

Anatomy of a Scandal

2022IMDb7.0

Director · Executive Producer · 6 episodes

Series

Made for Love

2021–2022IMDb6.9

Executive Producer · 16 episodes

The 2010s

16 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Series

Succession

2018–2023IMDb8.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

Collateral

2018IMDb6.8

Director · Executive Producer · 4 episodes

Series

Marvel's The Defenders

2017IMDb7.2

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Love, Nina

2016IMDb7.2

Director · Executive Producer · 5 episodes

Series

Vinyl

2016IMDb7.7

Director · 1 episode

Series

Marvel's Jessica Jones

2015–2019IMDb7.8

Director · Executive Producer · 2 episodes

Series

Dig

2015IMDb6.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

TURN: Washington's Spies

2014–2017IMDb8.1

Director · 1 episode

The 2000s

10 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Series

Whitechapel

2009–2013IMDb7.8

Director · 3 episodes

Series

Mistresses

2008–2010IMDb7.6

Director · Creator · 2 episodes

Series

Dexter

2006–2013IMDb8.6

Director · 3 episodes

Series

Ugly Betty

2006–2010IMDb6.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

Heroes

2006–2010IMDb7.5

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Life on Mars

2006–2007IMDb8.3

Director · 6 episodes

Series

House

2004–2012IMDb8.7

Director · 1 episode

Series

Hustle

2004–2012IMDb8.2

Director · 2 episodes

The 1990s

1 title · IMDb 7.9 on average

Series

Bad Girls

1999–2006IMDb7.9

Director · 2 episodes

The 1980s

2 titles · IMDb 5.5 on average

Series

Casualty

1986–IMDb6.2

Director · 3 episodes

Series

EastEnders

1985–IMDb4.8

Director · 4 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in SJ’s titles.

Rob JarvisHustle, Collateral and 1 more

Ruth BarrettComposer · Collateral, Toast and 1 more

Olivia WildeHouse and Vinyl

Krysten RitterMarvel's Jessica Jones and Marvel's The Defenders

Freddie HighmoreBates Motel and Toast

Helena Bonham CarterToast and Love, Nina

Mike ColterMarvel's Jessica Jones and Marvel's The Defenders

Ray RomanoVinyl and Made for Love