S.J. Clarkson

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 TMDB.

From: UK
Works as: Director and producer, also writer
Titles: 24 on MovieCove · 33 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are S.J. Clarkson's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

40%

Self

27%

Power

11%

Survival

9%

Society

9%

Bonds

5%

Justice3 Deception2 Identity2 Power2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Bittersweet

2

Dread

2

Melancholic

2

Thrilling

2

Other

3

How their films linger

Unsettling3 Thought-provoking3 Bittersweet2 Hopeful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet5
Ambiguous1

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 S.J. Clarkson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Cinemax2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cinemax
Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
BroadwayHD1 title, show their title on BroadwayHD
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for S.J. Clarkson'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

33 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Cape Fear(2026)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Madame Web(2024)
Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Anatomy of a Scandal(2022)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Made for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer
Succession(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Collateral(2018)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
The Defenders(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Love, Nina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Vinyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · Director
Jessica Jones(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Dig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · Director
Turn: Washington's Spies(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Hostages(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Orange Is the New Black(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Bridge(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Bates Motel(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Banshee(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Hunted(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Smash(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Toast(2010)
Director
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Whitechapel(2009)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Mistresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator
Dexter(2006)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Ugly Betty(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Heroes(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Life on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 6 episodes · Director
House(2004)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Hustle(2004)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Footballers' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Casualty(1986)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
EastEnders(1985)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Madame Web (2024)

$100M worldwide

Highest rated

Hunted (2012)

Midcredits 63^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing32 of 33 · 74^thWriting1 of 33Producing6 of 33Other crew1 of 33

33 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s16 · 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.

Is S.J. Clarkson'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 54 · moderate

Sex & Nudity6 titles25–60 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderate

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 49 · moderate

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 S.J. Clarkson work with?

People who share at least 2 of S.J. Clarkson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Balazs Bolygo shares the most, 3.