1954-08-16 ( 70 years old ) in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
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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Movies
Alien, Terror in Space
2025-02-21
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024-08-12
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
2024-08-02
Aliens Expanded
2024-06-28
Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
2024-02-08
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023-12-05
Attack of the Doc!
2023-04-21
Inside Pandora's Box
2023-03-28
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
2023-02-05
The Six
2021-04-16
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
2020-12-17
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017-11-26
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017-11-23
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017-03-16
Atlantis Rising
2017-01-29
Eating You Alive
2016-12-02
Deepsea Challenge 3D
2014-08-08
Mission Blue
2014-01-30
Amazon Unknown
2013-10-18
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012-09-29
Reflections on Titanic
2012-09-10
Side by Side
2012-08-19
Titanic: 100 Years On
2012-06-01
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012-04-08
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
2011-09-16
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011-08-04
Capturing Avatar
2010-11-16
A Message from Pandora
2010-11-10
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010-05-04
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010-02-07
The Exodus Decoded
2006-04-16
Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
2006-03-23
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
2005-12-20
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
2005-07-24
Aliens of the Deep
2005-01-28
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005-01-27
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004-10-12
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003-12-02
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003-04-10
Expedition: Bismarck
2002-12-08
Iron and Beyond
2002-11-15
The Alien Saga
2002-11-13
Alien Evolution
2001-10-12
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001-03-19
2001: The Making of a Myth
2001-01-13
Duets
2000-09-09
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000-08-29
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999-12-25
The Muse
1999-01-05
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998-01-01
Titanic
1997-11-18
Your Studio and You
1995-02-01
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
1993-09-01
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993-01-01
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991-09-10
The Making of the Terminator
1985-01-01
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