James Marquand is a Welsh film editor and director. As a child, much of his time was spent on film sets observing his father, director Richard Marquand (Jagged Edge, Return of the Jedi). Later, he was an editor on his father's film Hearts of Fire. His first short film, The Lesson (1998), was nominated for a BAFTA Kodak Award. He moved on to feature films when he wrote, directed, and produced his first film, Dead Man's Cards (2006).