Jamie Payne

Director, also producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as: Director, also producer
Titles: 27 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Jamie Payne's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

38%

Power

21%

Morality

14%

Society

11%

Survival

9%

Self

6%

Power2 Family bonds3 Justice2 Loyalty2 Community2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

8

Melancholic

6

Dread

3

Contemplative

2

Romantic

2

Other

3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 Unsettling3 Haunting3 Thought-provoking2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet7
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jamie Payne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Howdy4 titles, show their 4 titles on Howdy
Acorn TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Acorn TV
Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
PBS Masterpiece1 title, show their title on PBS Masterpiece
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Jamie Payne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Star City(2026)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Outlander: Blood of My Blood(2025)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Luther: The Fallen Sun(2023)
Director
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Invasion(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
New Amsterdam(2018)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Alienist(2018)
Show 18 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The White Princess(2017)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Queen of the South(2016)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Quantico(2015)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
American Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Indian Summers(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Legends(2014)
Show 10 episodes · Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Outlander(2014)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Director
The White Queen(2013)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Da Vinci's Demons(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Bletchley Circle(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Call the Midwife(2012)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Eternal Law(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
The Hour(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Outcasts(2010)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
The Little House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Luther(2010)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
U Be Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director
Survivors(2008)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Ashes to Ashes(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Life Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Director
Primeval(2007)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Child of Mine(2005)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Doctor Who(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Distant Shores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 3 episodes · Director
New Tricks(2003)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Night and Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Rough Magik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Director
At Home with the Braithwaites(2000)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
The Dance of Shiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Director
The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Untitled Luther Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1984 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Bletchley Circle (2012)

Midcredits 89^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing40 of 40 · 81^stWriting1 of 40Producing3 of 40Other crew1 of 40

40 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2018, Outstanding Limited Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Is Jamie Payne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 75 · intense

Sex & Nudity6 titles36–70 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 44 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderate

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 64 · intense

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jamie Payne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamie Payne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hattie Morahan shares the most, 3.