Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Lewisham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Alexander James Wood
James Wood
Biography
James Wood is a British screenwriter.
Wood is perhaps best known for his writing on the BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall and as a writer and creator of Quacks. When asked how it felt to be the first to take on Waugh's classic novel, Wood replied: "It's a scary thing to do because it’s such a loved book. Lots of people think it's the greatest comic novel in English fiction. So that's the challenge - living up to expectations."Both Decline and Fall and Quacks were well received.
Wood won the 2012 BAFTA for Rev. under the category of Best Situation Comedy.
Known For
Writing

Malice
Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
2025

The Great
Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2020

Trying
Writer
2020

Decline and Fall
Adaptation, Creator
2017

The Gamechangers
Writer, Executive Producer
2015

Ambassadors
Creator
2013

Vexed
Writer
2010

Rev.
Writer
2010

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Writer, Creator
2006