James Griffin has made his living as a writer in New Zealand for almost twenty years now. He tends to view this as no mean feat. In that time he has written primarily for television, on such series as Gloss, Funny Business, Citylife, Mercy Peak, Spin Doctors and most recently Outrageous Fortune. He has also written the plays Serial Killers, and Then Comes Love.  James also co-wrote (with Oscar Kightley) the feature film Sione's Wedding, which was released in March 2006 and grossed over $4m at the New Zealand box office (the 4th highest grossing film in New Zealand for that year). James is currently Head of Development for South Pacific Pictures.