James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with ''Heavy'' (1995), and gained recognition for the films ''Cop Land'' (1997), ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999), ''Identity'' (2003), ''Walk the Line'' (2005), ''3:10 to Yuma'' (2007), and two films in the ''X-Men'' franchise with ''The Wolverine'' (2013) and ''Logan'' (2017), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.