JAMES BERKERY is a choreographer, movement director working in film, TV, music videos, and theatre.

Originally from Ireland, from an early age, James has been fascinated by storytelling in all of its forms. Now based in London, he works across multiple disciplines working closely with teams producing work unique to each project.

Most recently, James was the movement director for the feature film The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard, directed by David Verbeek and starring Jessica Reynolds. He worked closely to develop primal, animalistic movement, integrating it with real wolves and the principal cast.

James was the movement director on the feature film CENSOR, starring Niamh Algar (HULU), a choreographer for the M3GAN feature film premiere, choreographer of the BAFTA-nominated 'toni_with_an_i' (BFI/BBC), choreography for THE FRATELLIS comeback Global Top 5 Album 'In Your Own Sweet Time' and resident choreographer on STING’s USA tour of 'The Last Ship'.

James' directorial debut, CAZELEON was a finalist for the 2023 Iris Micro Short Award and officially selected at the BAFTA-qualifying Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

In addition to choreography, James has performed and appeared in JOY (Netflix), House of the Dragon (HBO), Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix), Napoleon (Apple TV+), The Winter King (ITVX), Will (TNT Drama), and Been So Long (Netflix), among many others.

In addition, James is a certified yoga teacher, a member of One Dance UK and the Movement Directors Association, and an ambassador for Dancer's Career Development.

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