James C. Strouse

James C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote and made his directorial debut with Grace Is Gone (2007), starring John Cusack.

James C. Strouse
Born (1976-11-30) 30 November 1976
Goshen, Indiana, United States
Occupation

Career

He wrote the film Lonesome Jim (2005), directed by Steve Buscemi. He wrote and made his directorial debut with Grace Is Gone (2007) starring John Cusack. Strouse won an Audience Award for most popular dramatic feature and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival for the film.[1] He next wrote and directed the film The Winning Season (2009), starring Sam Rockwell and Emma Roberts. Strouse is a native of Goshen, Indiana and was an MFA student at Columbia University for fiction writing.[2] His film People Places Things was released in 2015. He wrote and directed The Incredible Jessica James (2017).

He is set to direct the English-language remake of the German hit film SMS für Dich, starring Priyanka Chopra, Sam Heughan and Celine Dion among others.[3][4]

Filmography
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer
2005 Lonesome Jim No Yes
2007 Grace Is Gone Yes Yes
2009 New York, I Love You No Yes
2009 The Winning Season Yes Yes
2015 People Places Things Yes Yes
2016 The Hollars No Yes Also executive producer
2017 Strangers No Yes TV series; 6 episodes
2017 The Incredible Jessica James Yes Yes
TBA Text for You Yes Yes Filming

References
  1. Vice, Jeff (January 22, 2009). "And the real winner is ... Sundance award may not equal success Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine". Deseret News. Retrieved on September 21, 2009.
  2. Ponsoldt, James (2009). "James C. Strouse". Filmmaker. Retrieved on September 21, 2009.
  3. Wiseman, Andreas (29 April 2019). "'Text For You': Screen Gems Sets Jim Strouse To Direct Rom-Com Redo Of German Box Office Hit, Basil Iwanyk To Produce". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (27 October 2020). "Sam Heughan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Music Icon Celine Dion To Star In Romantic Drama For Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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