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James Reed(III)

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James Reed is known for My Octopus Teacher (2020), Jago: A Life Underwater (2015) and Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017).
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    My Octopus Teacher (2020)
    My Octopus Teacher
    8.1
    • Director
    • 2020
    Jago: A Life Underwater (2015)
    Jago: A Life Underwater
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 2015
    Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017)
    Rise of the Warrior Apes
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Chimp Empire (2023)
    Chimp Empire
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

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    Producer



    • Untitled De-Extinction MultiYear DocuSeries Colossal BioSciences
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Patrick and the Whale (2022)
      Patrick and the Whale
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Wild Korea: Life at the Borderlands
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2019
    • South Korea: Earth's Hidden Wilderness (2018)
      South Korea: Earth's Hidden Wilderness
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017)
      Rise of the Warrior Apes
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Jago: A Life Underwater (2015)
      Jago: A Life Underwater
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Shark (2015)
      Shark
      8.3
      TV Series
      • development producer
      • 2015
    • Bears (2014)
      Bears
      7.3
      • field producer
      • 2014
    • Chimpanzee (2011)
      Chimpanzee
      7.1
      • field producer
      • 2011
    • Nature Untamed (2008)
      Nature Untamed
      6.4
      TV Series
      • assistant producer
      • 2008–2010
    • Naked Science (2004)
      Naked Science
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Nature Shock (2008)
      Nature Shock
      TV Series
      • assistant producer
      • 2009
    • Will Work for Nuts
      TV Series
      • assistant producer
      • 2007
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • assistant producer
      • 2007
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.5
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2006

    Director



    • Untitled De-Extinction MultiYear DocuSeries Colossal BioSciences
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Chimp Empire (2023)
      Chimp Empire
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
      Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Frozen Planet II (2022)
      Frozen Planet II
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Something's Taking Over Me (2021)
      Something's Taking Over Me
      Video
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
      My Octopus Teacher
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Wild Korea: Life at the Borderlands
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • South Korea: Earth's Hidden Wilderness (2018)
      South Korea: Earth's Hidden Wilderness
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017)
      Rise of the Warrior Apes
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Jago: A Life Underwater (2015)
      Jago: A Life Underwater
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Betty White Goes Wild (2013)
      Betty White Goes Wild
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Will Work for Nuts
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007

    Writer



    • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
      My Octopus Teacher
      8.1
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Tim Warwood and Adam Gendle in Animal Impossible (2020)
      Animal Impossible
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017)
      Rise of the Warrior Apes
      7.6
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Jago: A Life Underwater (2015)
      Jago: A Life Underwater
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2015

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