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James Cameron

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn August 16, 1954 (70 years)
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 & Shows on Plex

  • Crash
  • 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 3: Rise of the Machines
  • Terminator: Dark Fate
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II
  • Terminator Genisys
  • Point Break
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  • Strange Days
  • Solaris
  • Sanctum
  • The Game Changers
  • Piranha II: The Spawning
  • Ghosts of the Abyss
  • True Lies
  • T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
  • Aliens of the Deep

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    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
    1986
    Aliens · as Screenplay
    1985
    1984
    1982
    Piranha II: The Spawning · as Screenplay
    1978

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