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James Cameron

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Actor, Additional Credits
Born August 16, 1954 (70 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Point Break
  • Escape from New York
  • Battle Beyond the Stars
  • Galaxy of Terror
Known For
  • Avatar
  • Titanic
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • The Terminator
  • Aliens
  • Avatar: The Way of Water
  • True Lies
  • The Abyss
  • Alita: Battle Angel
  • Terminator: Dark Fate
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
  • Terminator Genisys
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II
  • Strange Days
  • Point Break
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  • Solaris
  • Sanctum
  • The Game Changers
  • Piranha II: The Spawning
  • Ghosts of the Abyss
  • T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
  • Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
  • Aliens of the Deep

Filmography

2031
Avatar 5 · as Screenplay
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash · as Screenplay
2023
True Lies (TV Series) · as Original Film Writer
2019
Alita: Battle Angel · as Screenplay
2009
2000
Dark Angel (TV Series)
1997
1995
Strange Days · as Screenplay
1994
True Lies · as Screenplay
1991
1989
1988
1986
Aliens · as Screenplay
1985
1984
1982
Piranha II: The Spawning · as Screenplay
1978

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