James Cameron
Directing

James Cameron

August 16, 1954 (71 years old) Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

Also known as: เจมส์ แคเมรอน, 제임스 캐머런, Джеймс Кемерон, Jim Cameron, جیمز کامرون

Biography

James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Cameron co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions. In addition to filmmaking, he is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence. He has produced many documentaries on deep-ocean exploration, including Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) and Aliens of the Deep (2005). Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies and helped create the digital 3D Fusion Camera System. In 2012, Cameron became the first person to solo descend the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth’s ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger submersible.

Cameron’s films have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing film director. Three of Cameron’s films are among the top four highest-grossing films of all time; Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Titanic (1997) are the highest, third-highest and fourth-highest-grossing films of all time, respectively. Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion, the first two films to gross over $2 billion, and is the only director to have had three films grossing over $2 billion. In 2010, Time named Cameron one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Cameron is also an environmentalist and runs several sustainability businesses.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Titanic

Titanic

1997 • Movie

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005 • TV

MythBusters

MythBusters

2003 • TV

Capturing Avatar

Capturing Avatar

2010 • Movie

Movie Credits (117)

Acting

1997

Titanic

as Steerage Dancer (uncredited)

2010

Capturing Avatar

as Self

2022

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

as Self

2010

A Message from Pandora

as Self

2010

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

as Self

1992

The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective

as Self

2012

Side by Side

as Self

2024

Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies

as Self

Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction

as Self

2012

James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth

as Self

2001

Alien Evolution

as Self

2005

Aliens of the Deep

as Self

2003

Ghosts of the Abyss

as Self

2014

Mission Blue

as Self

2014

Deepsea Challenge 3D

as Self

2024

Aliens Expanded

as Self

1995

Your Studio and You

as James Cameron

2017

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

as Self

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

as Self

2002

Expedition: Bismarck

as Self

Crew

1984

The Terminator

Director

1984

The Terminator

Writer

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Writer

1995

Strange Days

Producer

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Director

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Producer

1997

Titanic

Director

1986

Aliens

Director

1989

The Abyss

Director

2002

Solaris

Producer

TV Credits (44)

Acting

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

2 episodes

2005

The Colbert Report

1 episodes

2003

MythBusters

as Self

2 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

2004

Entourage

as James Cameron

4 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

1 episodes

1992

Mad About You

as James Cameron

1 episodes

2000

Click

as Self

2 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

2022

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Great Minds

as Self

7 episodes

1992

HBO First Look

as Self

1 episodes

2019

The Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)

1 episodes

2015

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Directors on Directors

as Self

3 episodes

2023

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self - Director

1 episodes

2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self - Director, The Abyss / Director, Terminator 2

1 episodes

2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

2000

Dark Angel

Writer

2000

Dark Angel

Director

2000

Dark Angel

Executive Producer

2021

Secrets of the Whales

Executive Producer

2023

Secrets of the Elephants

Executive Producer

2024

Secrets of the Octopus

Executive Producer

2022

Super/Natural

Executive Producer

2023

True Lies

Executive Producer

Secrets of the Bees

Executive Producer

2025

Secrets of the Penguins

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 16, 1954 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Popularity
5.0

Career Stats

117
Movies
44
TV Shows