Film Watkins co-wrote the horror films
My Little Eye (2002) and
Gone (2007). In his
directorial debut, he wrote and directed the horror-thriller film
Eden Lake (2008). It won Best Horror Film at the
2009 Empire Awards, the Jury Prize at the
Sitges Film Festival, and Best Director at Fantasporto. Watkins was also nominated for the
Douglas Hickox Award at the
2008 British Independent Film Awards. Watkins was the co-writer and
second unit director of
The Descent Part 2 (2009). He directed the horror film
The Woman in Black (2012) and co-wrote and directed the action thriller film
Bastille Day (2016). He wrote and directed the horror-thriller film
Speak No Evil (2024). He has also written scripts for
Warner Bros.,
Working Title,
Film4, and
BBC Films. Watkins will next direct the
DC Universe horror superhero film
Clayface (2026).
Television Watkins directed the
Black Mirror episode "
Shut Up and Dance" (2016) and six episodes of
The Ipcress File (2022). He was the creator, writer, director, and executive producer of
McMafia (2018). ==Filmography==