James Cameron

Known For: Directing

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: August 16, 1954 (70 years old)

Place of Birth: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.

2031

Screenplay

Avatar 5

Director

Avatar 5

Characters

Avatar 5

Producer

Avatar 5

2029

Screenplay

Avatar 4

Story

Avatar 4

Director

Avatar 4

Producer

Avatar 4

Editor

Avatar 4

Characters

Avatar 4

2025

Screenplay

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Story

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Characters

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Producer

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Editor

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2024

Actor Self

Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies

Actor Self - Director (archive footage)

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone

Actor Self

Aliens Expanded

Actor Self

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli

Actor Self

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

2023

Actor Self

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron

Actor Self

Inside Pandora's Box

Actor Self

Attack of the Doc!

Actor Self

Titanic: Stories From the Heart

Executive Producer

Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron

2022

Actor Self

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

Story

Avatar: The Way of Water

Director

Avatar: The Way of Water

Screenplay

Avatar: The Way of Water

Characters

Avatar: The Way of Water

Producer

Avatar: The Way of Water

Editor

Avatar: The Way of Water

2021

Actor Self

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

Actor Self

The Six

Executive Producer

The Six

2020

Actor Self

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

Actor Self

Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck

Executive Producer

Akashinga: The Brave Ones

2019

Producer

Alita: Battle Angel

Screenplay

Alita: Battle Angel

Producer

Terminator: Dark Fate

Executive Producer

The Game Changers

Characters

Terminator: Dark Fate

Story

Terminator: Dark Fate

2017

Actor Self

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Actor Self

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

Actor Self

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

Actor Self

Atlantis Rising

Executive Producer

Atlantis Rising

2016

Actor Self

Eating You Alive

Co-Director

Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight

Co-Producer

Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight

2015

Characters

Terminator Genisys

Executive Producer

Beyond Glory

2014

Actor Self

Deepsea Challenge 3D

Actor Self

Mission Blue

Executive Producer

Deepsea Challenge 3D

2013

Actor Self

Amazon Unknown

Actor Self - Filmmaker

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

Thanks

Gravity

2012

Actor

James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond

Actor Self

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron

Actor Self

Side by Side

Actor Self

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Actor Self

James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth

Actor Self

Reflections on Titanic

Actor Self

Titanic: 100 Years On

Producer

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Executive Producer

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron

Thanks

Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica

2011

Actor Self

Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

Actor Self

Brian May's Brief History of 3D

Actor Self

Tipping Point: The End of Oil

Executive Producer

Sanctum

Presenter

Sanctum

2010

Actor Self

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Actor Self

Capturing Avatar

Actor Self

A Message from Pandora

Actor Self (archive footage)

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Thanks

Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas

2009

Director

Avatar

Writer

Avatar

Editor

Avatar

Producer

Avatar

2008

Thanks

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

2007

Executive Producer

The Lost Tomb Of Jesus

2006

Actor Self

Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon

Actor Narrator

The Exodus Decoded

Production Director

The Exodus Decoded

Executive Producer

The Exodus Decoded

2005

Actor Self

Last Mysteries Of The Titanic

Actor Self

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Actor Self

Aliens of the Deep

Actor Self

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

Actor Self

Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure

Director

Aliens of the Deep

Producer

Aliens of the Deep

Cinematography

Aliens of the Deep

Production Assistant

Crash

2004

Actor Self

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2003

Actor Self

Ghosts of the Abyss

Actor Self

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Actor

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

Characters

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Director

Ghosts of the Abyss

Producer

Ghosts of the Abyss

Executive Producer

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

2002

Actor Self

Expedition: Bismarck

Actor Self - Director

Iron and Beyond

Actor Self (archive footage)

The Alien Saga

Producer

Solaris

Director

Expedition: Bismarck

2001

Actor Self

2001: The Making of a Myth

Actor Self

Alien Evolution

Actor Self

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

2000

Actor Karaoke singer (uncredited)

Duets

Actor Self

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

1999

Actor James Cameron

The Muse

Actor Self

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Actor Self

The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman

1998

Actor Self

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1997

Actor Steerage Dancer (uncredited)

Titanic

Director

Titanic

Editor

Titanic

Thanks

Traveller

Producer

Titanic

Writer

Titanic

1995

Actor James Cameron

Your Studio and You

Screenplay

Strange Days

Producer

Strange Days

Additional Editing

Strange Days

Story

Strange Days

Visual Effects Design Consultant

Apollo 13

1994

Director

True Lies

Screenplay

True Lies

Producer

True Lies

1993

Actor Self

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'

Actor Self

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

Thanks

Cronos

1992

Actor Self

The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective

1991

Actor Self

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

Director

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Producer

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Writer

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Executive Producer

Point Break

1990

Thanks

Blue Steel

1989

Director

The Abyss

Writer

The Abyss

1986

Director

Aliens

Screenplay

Aliens

Story

Aliens

1985

Actor Self

The Making of the Terminator

Screenplay

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1984

Director

The Terminator

Writer

The Terminator

1982

Director

Piranha II: The Spawning

Screenplay

Piranha II: The Spawning

Visual Effects Design Consultant

Android

1981

Second Unit

Galaxy of Terror

Production Design

Galaxy of Terror

Matte Painter

Escape from New York

Visual Effects Art Director

Escape from New York

1980

Art Direction

Battle Beyond the Stars

Visual Effects

Battle Beyond the Stars

1978

Director

Xenogenesis

Writer

Xenogenesis

Production Design

Xenogenesis

Others

Actor self

Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs

Actor Self

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

Actor Self

Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction

Actor Self

2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars

Producer

Liu ren-Tai tan ni ke hao shang de zhong guo xing cun zhe

Producer

Fantastic Voyage

Director

Last Train from Hiroshima