He produced television projects including Invincible for TBS and The Three Stooges for ABC. He resigned in 2001 to become an independent producer. He executive produced the films Red Eye, Tristan + Isolde, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and produced Wanted, 9, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer. He is scheduled to produce the upcoming Wanted 2. Lemley won a Christopher Award in 2008 and was nominated for a PGA Award in 2010. Jim was married to actress Sophie Marceau from 2001 to 2007 and has a daughter named Juliette.