Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 26, 1977
Place of Birth
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Credits
116 titles
James Wan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Untitled Blair Witch Film
Producer
Paranormal Activity 8
Producer
The Revenge of La Llorona
Producer
Other Mommy
Producer
Insidious: Out of the Further
Producer
Soulm8te
Story
Backrooms
Producer
Mortal Kombat II
Producer
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Producer
56 Days
Executive Producer
The Copenhagen Test
Executive Producer
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Producer
True Haunting
Executive Producer
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Wedding Guest
M3GAN 2.0
Producer
The Monkey
Producer
Teacup
Executive Producer
Salem's Lot
Producer
Night Swim
Producer
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Producer
Saw X
Executive Producer
The Nun II
Producer
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
Insidious: The Red Door
Producer
M3GAN
Story
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Executive Producer
Archive 81
Executive Producer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Executive Producer
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Executive Producer
There's Someone Inside Your House
Producer
Malignant
Producer
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Producer
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Characters
Mortal Kombat
Producer
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
Self
Annabelle Comes Home
Story
Swamp Thing
Executive Producer
The Curse of La Llorona
Producer
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
Self
Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'
Self
Aquaman
Director
The Nun
Producer
Insidious: The Last Key
Producer
Jigsaw
Executive Producer
Annabelle: Creation
Producer
MacGyver
Director
Lights Out
Producer
The Conjuring 2
Story
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
Lavalantula
Tour Bus Passenger