James Duff (writer)

James Duff (born September 3, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and has written plays and television screenplays. He is credited as the creator of the TV series The Closer and Major Crimes.
Duff is married to Phillip P. Keene, who plays Buzz Watson on The Closer and Major Crimes.

• The Closer (Head writer/showrunner)
• The D.A.
• Enterprise
• Felicity (episode: "My Best Friend's Wedding")
• The Agency
• Wolf Lake
• Popular
• The War at Home (directed by Emilio Estevez) (based on Duff's play Homefront)
• Betrayed: A Story of Three Women (directed by William A. Graham)
• 919 Fifth Avenue
• Without a Kiss Goodbye (directed by Noel Nosseck)
• A Song for You (directed by Ken Martin)
• Doing Time on Maple Drive

• The Closer (executive producer)
• The D.A. (executive producer)
• The War at Home (producer)
• Texas Graces (co-executive producer),
• Long Island Fever (co-executive producer)

• The Closer

Duff was nominated for an Emmy Award for his screenplay for the television movie Doing Time on Maple Drive. He scored a single Edgar Allan Poe Awards nomination in 2007 with Mike Berchem.