Biography
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. 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. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of the film and television production company Atomic Monster.
Beginning his career with the Saw franchise, Wan made his feature directorial debut with his first film in 2004. The franchise became commercially successful and grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks, Wan found new success with the Insidious series, in which he directed the first film in 2010 and its 2013 sequel. The same year as the second Insidious, Wan directed the first Conjuring film to critical and commercial success. He served as the director of the second installment in 2016 and produced subsequent films in the franchise.
Outside of horror, Wan directed Furious 7 (2015), the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero films Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Both Furious 7 and Aquaman grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 16th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide.
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Filmography
all 108
Movies 90
Producer 84
TV Shows 18
Director 11
self 9

The Mummy (2026)

SOULM8TE (2025)

Mortal Kombat II (2025)

Saw XI (2025)

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

M3GAN 2.0 (2025)

The Monkey (2025)

Teacup (2024)

Salem's Lot (2024)

Night Swim (2024)

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Saw X (2023)

The Nun II (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)

Malignant (2021)

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe (2020)

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

Swamp Thing (2019)

Aquaman (2018)

The Nun (2018)

Jigsaw (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)

Saw IV (2007)

Death Sentence (2007)

Dead Silence (2007)

Saw III (2006)

The Scott Tibbs Documentary (2006)

Saw II (2005)

Saw: Rebirth (2005)

Saw (2004)

Saw (2003)

Stygian (1998)

Dylan Dog

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit

Hunting Season

Concrete Jungle

1313

Obsession

Milk

Area 51

You Take Care Now

King Kong

Untitled Annabelle Film

Border Patrol

Knight Rider

The Last Train to New York

Smart House

The Backrooms

Sweet Tooth

Arachnophobia

Below

The Burden

Dead by Daylight

The Troop

The Boy Who Drew Monsters

Copenhagen

The Entity

Shelter

Mass Extinction

GMO

The Conjuring

The Magic Order

Gargoyles

Thread: An Insidious Tale

The Creature from the Black Lagoon

Van Helsing

Cosmetic

The Root of All Evil

Incidents Around the House
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1977-02-26 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceKuching, Malaysia
CitizenshipsAustralia
ResidencesWashington · D.C., United States, Perth, Australia
Also Known As제임스 완, Джеймс Ван, 温子仁, 詹姆斯·温, جیمز وان
AwardsAsia's Most Influential Malaysia
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