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James Cameron

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1954-08-16 (70 years old)

Biography

James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.

Filmography

all 162

Movies 127

self 96

TV Shows 35

Producer 20

Director 17

Writer 8

Narrator 1

Director

James Cameron

Biography

Filmography

all 162

Movies 127

self 96

TV Shows 35

Producer 20

Director 17

Writer 8

Narrator 1

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates (2024)

OceanXplorers (2024)

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony (2024)

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli (2024)

Aliens Expanded (2024)

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone (2024)

Secrets of the Octopus (2024)

The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute (2024)

Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies (2024)

Titanic: Stories From the Heart (2023)

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma (2023)

Arnold (2023)

Attack of the Doc! (2023)

Secrets of the Elephants (2023)

Inside Pandora's Box (2023)

True Lies (2023)

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron (2023)

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom (2022)

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022)

Super/Natural (2022)

Light & Magic (2022)

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021)

Great Minds (2021)

Secrets of the Whales (2021)

The Six (2021)

Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted! (2021)

Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck (2020)

Akashinga: The Brave Ones (2020)

We Need to Talk About A.I. (2020)

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2020)

The Movies That Made Us (2019)

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

The Game Changers (2019)

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017)

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017)

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)

Atlantis Rising (2017)

Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight (2016)

Eating You Alive (2016)

Beyond Glory (2015)

Terminator Genisys (2015)

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)

Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014)

Years of Living Dangerously (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Mission Blue (2014)

Amazon Unknown (2013)

Gravity (2013)

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2013)

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)

James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond (2012)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)

Reflections on Titanic (2012)

Side by Side (2012)

Titanic: 100 Years On (2012)

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (2012)

James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth (2012)

Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica (2012)

Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun (2012)

Tipping Point: The End of Oil (2011)

Brian May's Brief History of 3D (2011)

Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth (2011)

Sanctum (2011)

Capturing Avatar (2010)