James Wan

James Wan

Directing

Born February 26, 1977 · Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

20 films as director · Active 1998–2023

James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Univers…

Known for

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

Superpowered: The DC Story

Superpowered: The DC Story

2023

Daylight Robbery

Daylight Robbery

1999

Hacking Away at Saw

Hacking Away at Saw

2005

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Lavalantula

Lavalantula

2015

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis

2019

Directed(20)

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom★ 6.5

Malignant

2021Malignant★ 6.8

Aquaman

2018Aquaman★ 6.9

The Conjuring 2

2016The Conjuring 2★ 7.3

Furious 7

2015Furious 7★ 7.2

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013Insidious: Chapter 2★ 6.7

The Conjuring

2013The Conjuring★ 7.5

Insidious

2011Insidious★ 6.9

Doggie Heaven

2008Doggie Heaven★ 5.3

Death Sentence

2007Death Sentence★ 6.8

Dead Silence

2007Dead Silence★ 6.5

Saw

Saw

Stygian

1998Stygian★ 8.0

—The Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Call of Cthulhu

—The Call of Cthulhu

—The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

Acting(15)

2025The Conjuring: Last RitesWedding Guest

2023Superpowered: The DC StorySelf (archive footage)

2020Faith & Fear: The Conjuring UniverseSelf

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2019Aquaman: Heroines of AtlantisSelf

2019Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'Self

2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelf

2015LavalantulaTour Bus Passenger

2015Insidious: Chapter 3Theater Director

2008Not Quite HollywoodSelf

200730 Even Scarier Movie MomentsSelf

2007The Making of Dead SilenceSelf

2006Gregg Hoffman: In MemoriamSelf

2006Hitchcocked!Self

2005Hacking Away at SawSelf

1999Daylight RobberyPilot