Biography
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is a Malaysia-born Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the "Saw" and "Insidious" franchises and the creator of "The Conjuring" universe. Wan is also the founder of Atomic Monster, which has produced film and television projects.
After directing the micro-budget film "Stygian" (2000), Wan made his professional feature directorial debut with "Saw" (2004). The film was a hit and launched a franchise that has grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks with the underperforming titles "Dead Silence" and "Death Sentence" (both 2007), Wan returned to commercial success with the PG-13 supernatural horror-fantasy "Insidious" (2010), and went on to direct "Insidious: Part 2" (2013) and to produce further sequels in the series. In between his two "Insidious" projects, Wan directed the more traditional supernatural horror film "The Conjuring" (2013), which achieved enormous critical and commercial success and spawned a sprawling set of sequels and spin-offs collectively known as The Conjuring Universe. Wan served as the director of "The Conjuring 2" (2016) while producing subsequent films in the franchise such as "Annabelle" (2014) and "The Nun" (2018). The Conjuring Universe is the second highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion.
Outside of horror, Wan directed "Furious 7" (2015), the seventh installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero film "Aquaman" (2018). Both grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 20th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.6 billion worldwide.
Filmography
all 97
Movies 84
Producer 66
Director 15
TV Shows 13
self 9
Writer 6
Saw XI (2025)
M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
La Noche Del Demonio (2024)
Night Swim (2024)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Saw X (2023)
The Nun II (2023)
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
M3GAN (2022)
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (2022)
Archive 81 (2022)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021)
There's Someone Inside Your House (2021)
Malignant (2021)
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe (2021)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Swamp Thing (2019)
The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis (2019)
Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman' (2019)
Aquaman (2018)
The Nun (2018)
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Jigsaw (2017)
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
MacGyver (2016)
Lights Out (2016)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015)
Lavalantula (2015)
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Furious 7 (2015)
Demonic (2015)
Annabelle (2014)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
The Conjuring (2013)
Insidious (2011)
Saw 3D (2010)
Saw VI (2009)
Doggie Heaven (2008)
Saw V (2008)
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments (2007)
Saw IV (2007)
Death Sentence (2007)
The Making of Dead Silence (2007)
Dead Silence (2007)
Saw III (2006)
The Scott Tibbs Documentary (2006)
Hitchcocked! (2006)
Saw II (2005)
Saw: Rebirth (2005)
Hacking Away at Saw (2005)
Saw (2004)
Saw (2003)
Stygian (1998)
Milk
Knight Rider
Teacup
The Last Train to New York
Smart House
The Monkey
Lights Out 2
Sweet Tooth
Arachnophobia
The Backrooms
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The Burden
The Call of Cthulhu
Obsession
Untitled Dead by Daylight Film
Malignant Man
The Troop
The Boy Who Drew Monsters
Untitled James Wan and Simu Liu Sci-fi Project
The Entity
The Tommyknockers
Shelter
Mass Extinction
GMO
Border Patrol
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
The Conjuring
Below
The Magic Order
Gargoyles
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Salem's Lot
Mortal Kombat 2
Untitled James Wan Universal Monster Project
Hunting Season
Van Helsing
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1977-02-26 (47 years old)
Birth PlaceKuching, Malaysia
CitizenshipsAustralia
ResidencesWashington · D.C., United States of America
Also Known As제임스 완, Джеймс Ван, 温子仁, 詹姆斯·温
AwardsAsia's Most Influential Malaysia
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