James Lucas (screenwriter)

James Lucas is a British screenwriter, best known for co-writing the screenplay for the 2013 historical drama film The Imitation Game, alongside Graham Moore.

Lucas and Moore won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for their work on The Imitation Game at the 87th Academy Awards. The film, based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges, tells the story of British mathematician Alan Turing and his team's efforts to crack the German Enigma code during World War II. The film also received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Film Editing.

Prior to The Imitation Game, Lucas's writing credits are less publicly documented, but his involvement with the film significantly raised his profile within the screenwriting community. While The Imitation Game remains his most prominent and commercially successful work to date, he has continued to pursue writing projects in the film and television industries. Details regarding his subsequent projects are generally available through industry resources like IMDb and trade publications.