Born: 5th March 1972
Episodes Broadcast: 2008-2009

York-born James Moran entered the writing profession when he won a 2002 short scripts competition organised by the Sci Fi Channel. He then developed the 2006 horror-comedy film Severance. Attracting the notice of the Doctor Who production office, Moran was given the opportunity to write a script for the second season of the spin-off series Torchwood. The result was 2008's Sleeper, and its success prompted executive producer Russell T Davies to assign Moran a key story for Doctor Who's 2008 season. This was The Fires Of Pompeii, an adventure for David Tennant's Tenth Doctor which boasted filming at the historic Cinecittà Studios in Italy. Moran subsequently co-wrote an episode of Children Of Earth, the gripping season-long story which comprised Torchwood's third year. Around the same time, he wrote several Doctor Who and Torchwood short stories, including for the Short Trips range from Big Finish Productions, the Consequences anthology from BBC Books, and both the 2009 and 2010 editions of the Doctor Who Storybook from Panini Publishing.

Away from the worlds of Doctor Who, Moran contributed to programmes such as Crusoe, Spooks and Primeval. During the 2010s, short film became a key focus for him, with Moran not only writing several pieces but also producing and directing them. He did not abandon long-form storytelling altogether, however: feature film screenplays included 2012's Cockneys Vs Zombies with Michelle Ryan and Tower Block with Sheridan Smith, while amongst his television credits were episodes of The Sparticle Mystery, Crossing Lines and Eve. In 2017, Moran married writer-director Cat Davies, with whom he formed Moranic Productions. He resumed his association with the various Doctor Who strands from Big Finish, starting with the 2019 Torchwood audio drama Serenity. Moran's novelisation of The Fires Of Pompeii was published by BBC Books in 2022.