Name
James Cameron
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1954-08-16 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
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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- 2023 Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron as Self
- 2021 The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World as Self
- 2003 Ghosts of the Abyss as Self
- 2002 Expedition: Bismarck as Self
- 2012 James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
- 2023 Inside Pandora's Box as Self
- 2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
- 2006 Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon as Self
- 2003 Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' as Self
- 2001 2001: The Making of a Myth as Self
- 2002 Iron and Beyond as Self - Director
- 2012 Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron as Self
- 2012 Side by Side as Self
- 2010 Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora as Self
- 2012 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2023 Attack of the Doc! as Self
- 2010 Capturing Avatar as Self
- 2005 Last Mysteries Of The Titanic as Self
- 2001 Alien Evolution as Self
- 1998 Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 2002 George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self
- 2012 James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth as Self
- 2014 Deepsea Challenge 3D as Self
- 2014 Mission Blue as Self
- 1995 Your Studio and You as James Cameron
- 2023 Titanic: Stories from the Heart as Self
- 2011 Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth as Self
- 2011 Brian May's Brief History of 3D as Self
- 1999 Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs as Self
- 2024 Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies as Self
- 2022 Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2005 Aliens of the Deep as Self
- 2021 The Six as Self
- 2011 Tipping Point: The End of Oil as Self
- 2024 Aliens Expanded as Self
- 2024 Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli as Self
- Soon Jackie Chan: Down to Earth as Self
- Soon Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction as Self
- 2002 The Alien Saga as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 Score: A Film Music Documentary as Self
- 1997 Titanic as Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
- 2012 Reflections on Titanic as Self
- 2017 Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron as Self
- 1992 The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective as Self
- 2006 The Exodus Decoded as Narrator
- 2010 A Message from Pandora as Self
- 2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us as Self
- 2013 Amazon Unknown as Self
- 2017 T2: Reprogramming The Terminator as Self
- 1985 The Making of the Terminator as Self
- 2017 Atlantis Rising as Self
- 2016 Eating You Alive as Self
- 1999 The Muse as James Cameron
- 2000 Duets as Karaoke singer (uncredited)
- 1999 From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- 2020 Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy as Self
- 2000 The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' as Self
- 2001 From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking as Self - Filmmaker
- 1993 Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' as Self
- 1991 The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' as Self
- 2020 Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck as Self
- 1993 T2: More Than Meets the Eye as Self
- 2001 Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' as Self
- 2003 No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
- 2005 Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure as Self
- 1998 Titanic: Breaking New Ground as Self
- 1998 The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft as himself
- 2025 Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self
- 2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' as Self
- 2010 Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
- 1994 True Lies as Helicopter pilot (voice) (uncredited)
- 2019 Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep as Self
- 2000 Auto Motives as Self
- 2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
- 2026 Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 1998 History in the Making: Titanic as Self
- Soon Monster Maker as Self
- 2026 Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness as Self
- 2022 Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 Disney Worldbuilders as Self
- 2026 OceanGate Disaster: Minute by Minute as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 James Cameron: Exploring Minds as Self
- 2026 Terminator, des machines et des hommes... et une femme as Himself
- 1992 Mad About You ( 1 episode ) as James Cameron
- 2004 Entourage ( 4 episodes ) as James Cameron
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 The Colbert Report ( 1 episode )
- 2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 Mars Rising ( 6 episodes ) as Himself
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 0 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1992 HBO First Look ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Movies That Made Us ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 Great Minds ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2018 James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Secrets of the Whales ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 MythBusters ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 OceanXplorers ( 6 episodes ) as Voice
- 2024 What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates ( 1 episode ) as Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
- 2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2000 Click ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 Directors on Directors ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 LIGHT & MAGIC ( 1 episode ) as Self - Director
- 2022 LIGHT & MAGIC ( 1 episode ) as Self - Director, The Abyss / Director, Terminator 2
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 2022 LIGHT & MAGIC ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Visionaries ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Director, Writer, Producer, Creator, Editor
- 2024 Secrets of the Octopus ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2024 Disney Legends Award Ceremony ( 1 episode ) as Self - Honoree
