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.
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
(Self)
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
(Self)
Ghosts of the Abyss
(Self)
Expedition: Bismarck
(Self)
James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
Inside Pandora's Box
(Self)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
(Self)
Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
(Self)
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
(Self)
2001: The Making of a Myth
(Self)
Iron and Beyond
(Self - Director)
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
(Self)
Side by Side
(Self)
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
(Self)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
(Self)
Attack of the Doc!
(Self)
Capturing Avatar
(Self)
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
(Self)
Alien Evolution
(Self)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(Self)
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
(Self)
James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth
(Self)
Deepsea Challenge 3D
(Self)
Mission Blue
(Self)
Your Studio and You
(James Cameron)
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
(Self)
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
(Self)
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
(Self)
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
(Self)
Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
(Self)
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
(Self)
Aliens of the Deep
(Self)
The Six
(Self)
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
(Self)
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
(Self - Director (archive footage))
Aliens Expanded
(Self)
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
(Self)
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
(Self)
Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
(Self)
The Alien Saga
(Self (archive footage))
Score: A Film Music Documentary
(Self)
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
(Self)
Titanic
(Steerage Dancer (uncredited))
Reflections on Titanic
(Self)
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
(Self)
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
(Self)
The Exodus Decoded
(Narrator)
A Message from Pandora
(Self)
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
(Self)
Titanic: 100 Years On
(Self)
Amazon Unknown
(Self)
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
(Self)
The Making of the Terminator
(Self)
Atlantis Rising
(Self)
Eating You Alive
(Self)
The Muse
(James Cameron)
Duets
(Karaoke singer (uncredited))
2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
(Self)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
(Self)
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
(Self)
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
(Self)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
(Self - Filmmaker)
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
(Self)
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
(Self)
The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
(Self)
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
(Self)
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
(Self)
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
(Self)
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(Self (archive footage))
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
(Self)
Mad About You
(James Cameron)
Entourage
(Self)
The View
(Self)
The Colbert Report
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Mars Rising
(Himself)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
HBO First Look
(Self)
The Movies That Made Us
(Self (archive footage))
Great Minds
(Self)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
(Self - Host)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Secrets of the Whales
The World About Us
(Narrator - (Voice))
Dark Angel
(Himself)
Saturday Night Live
(Self)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
(Self)
MythBusters
(Self)
OceanXplorers
(Voice)
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
(Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer)
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
(Self - Guest)
Click
(Self)
The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute
(Self)
The Terminator
(Director)
The Terminator
(Writer)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(Writer)
Strange Days
(Producer)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(Director)
Strange Days
(Screenplay)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(Producer)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
(Characters)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
(Screenplay)
Titanic
(Director)
Titanic
(Editor)
Aliens
(Director)
Aliens
(Screenplay)
The Abyss
(Director)
Solaris
(Producer)
Aliens of the Deep
(Director)
Piranha II: The Spawning
(Director)
Piranha II: The Spawning
(Screenplay)
Ghosts of the Abyss
(Director)
Expedition: Bismarck
(Director)
Xenogenesis
(Director)
Xenogenesis
(Writer)
Traveller
(Thanks)
The Six
(Executive Producer)
Galaxy of Terror
(Second Unit)
Galaxy of Terror
(Production Design)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(Screenplay)
Avatar 4
(Screenplay)
Avatar 5
(Screenplay)
Avatar 4
(Story)
Avatar: The Way of Water
(Story)
True Lies
(Director)
True Lies
(Screenplay)
True Lies
(Producer)
Aliens of the Deep
(Cinematography)
Aliens of the Deep
(Producer)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(Director)
Avatar
(Director)
Avatar
(Producer)
Avatar
(Editor)
Avatar
(Writer)
Avatar: The Way of Water
(Director)
Avatar: The Way of Water
(Screenplay)
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
(Producer)
The Lost Tomb Of Jesus
(Executive Producer)
Avatar 4
(Producer)
Avatar 4
(Editor)
Avatar 4
(Director)
Titanic
(Producer)
Ghosts of the Abyss
(Producer)
Liu ren-Tai tan ni ke hao shang de zhong guo xing cun zhe
(Producer)
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
(Thanks)
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
(Executive Producer)
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
(Executive Producer)
Battle Beyond the Stars
(Art Direction)
Battle Beyond the Stars
(Visual Effects)
The Abyss
(Writer)
Terminator Genisys
(Characters)
Avatar: The Way of Water
(Characters)
Avatar 5
(Director)
Alita: Battle Angel
(Producer)
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
(Thanks)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(Story)
Avatar: The Way of Water
(Producer)
Avatar: The Way of Water
(Editor)
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
(Thanks)
Alita: Battle Angel
(Screenplay)
Avatar 5
(Characters)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(Characters)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(Producer)
Avatar 5
(Producer)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(Editor)
Avatar 4
(Characters)
Titanic
(Writer)
Terminator: Dark Fate
(Producer)
Escape from New York
(Matte Painter)
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
(Executive Producer)
Fantastic Voyage
(Producer)
The Game Changers
(Executive Producer)
Deepsea Challenge 3D
(Executive Producer)
The Exodus Decoded
(Executive Producer)
The Exodus Decoded
(Production Director)
Beyond Glory
(Executive Producer)
Strange Days
(Additional Editing)
Blue Steel
(Thanks)
Strange Days
(Story)
Gravity
(Thanks)
Terminator: Dark Fate
(Characters)
Aliens
(Story)
Crash
(Production Assistant)
Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight
(Co-Director)
Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight
(Co-Producer)
Sanctum
(Executive Producer)
Android
(Visual Effects Design Consultant)
Sanctum
(Presenter)
Atlantis Rising
(Executive Producer)
Escape from New York
(Visual Effects Art Director)
Apollo 13
(Visual Effects Design Consultant)
Xenogenesis
(Production Design)
Akashinga: The Brave Ones
(Executive Producer)
Cronos
(Thanks)
Point Break
(Executive Producer)
Terminator: Dark Fate
(Story)
Last Train from Hiroshima
(Director)
Dark Angel
(Writer)
Dark Angel
(Director)
Screenplay
(Writer)
Dark Angel
(Executive Producer)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
(Characters)
Secrets of the Whales
(Executive Producer)
Super/Natural
(Executive Producer)
Secrets of the Octopus
(Executive Producer)
Secrets of the Elephants
(Executive Producer)
True Lies
(Executive Producer)
Secrets of the Bees
(Executive Producer)
Secrets of the Penguins
(Executive Producer)
True Lies
(Original Film Writer)
Years of Living Dangerously
(Executive Producer)
The World About Us
(Writer)
OceanXplorers
(Executive Producer)
Dark Angel
(Creator)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
(Creator)