James is a lot better at writing about fictional characters than himself, so here are the bullet points:

New Zealand-born Sydney Film School Graduate, relocated to Los Angeles in 2021. An award-winning writer/director who prefers to project reality rather than reflect it.

The longer version:

Born in Invercargill, New Zealand, award-winning writer and director James Crisp began his career in 2010 by writing and directing The Good Neighbour. The film was selected for numerous festivals across Australia, America, Asia, and Europe, winning Best Drama at The Blue Mountain Film Festival in 2011 and an audience award at the Sandfly Film Festival in 2012.

From 2012 to 2015, James served as the in-house Creative Director for the Southern Institute of Technology, producing national TV commercial campaigns and promotional videos for international audiences.

In 2016, he began production on 12.12.12, a film he wrote, directed, and edited. The film premiered in 2018 in Los Angeles at the First Glance Film Festival to high praise and was also screened at the Kansas City Film Festival and the Chicago International REEL Short Film Festival that same year—culminating in an honorable mention at the 2021 Freshflix Film Festival in Sydney.

In late 2021, James relocated to Los Angeles to work with Choppy Productions USA as a writer and director on their developing film and television slate.

In 2023, the TV series concept Bogan Moths, with James attached as writer and director, won the pitch competition at the acclaimed international comedy festival Just For Laughs. In 2024, the animated short film Bogan Moths won a Gold Telly Award, and the documentary Line Rider won a FIPRESCI Critics Prize—projects on which he served as Story Editor and Story Producer. He capped off the year with his script The Last Word, receiving an honorable mention in the WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest.

James is a proud member of the Directors & Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand (DEGANZ), the New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG), and the Australian Academy of Cinema, Television & Arts (AACTA).