Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 16, 1954
Place of Birth
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Credits
177 titles
James Cameron
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cameron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Avatar 5
Director
Avatar 4
Story
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
Self
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Self (uncredited)
Secrets of the Bees
Executive Producer
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Screenplay
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Self - Director, Writer, Producer, Creator, Editor
Predator: Badlands
Thanks
Frankenstein
Thanks
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
Secrets of the Penguins
Executive Producer
There Is Another Way
Executive Producer
Visionaries
Self
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
OceanXplorers
Voice
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Self
Aliens Expanded
Self
Secrets of the Octopus
Self
The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute
Self
Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
Self
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self
The Spot
Thanks
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
Secrets of the Elephants
Executive Producer
Attack of the Doc!
Self
Inside Pandora's Box
Self
True Lies
Executive Producer
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
Avatar: The Way of Water
Story
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Self (archive footage)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
Super/Natural
Executive Producer
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self
Great Minds
Self
Secrets of the Whales
Self
The Six
Self
Directors on Directors
Self
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Self
Akashinga: The Brave Ones
Executive Producer
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Self
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep
Self
Terminator: Dark Fate
Producer
The Game Changers
Executive Producer
Alita: Battle Angel
Producer
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self - Host