James Cameron

James Cameron

Directing

Born August 16, 1954 · Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada

24 films as director · Active 1978–2031

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 fi…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The View

The View

1997

Entourage

Entourage

2004

Titanic

Titanic

1997

Directed(24)

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

2026Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)★ 8.4

2025Avatar: Fire and Ash★ 7.6

2022Avatar: The Way of Water★ 7.6

Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight

2016Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight★ 7.1

2009Avatar★ 7.6

Aliens of the Deep

2005Aliens of the Deep★ 6.1

Ghosts of the Abyss

2003Ghosts of the Abyss★ 6.8

Expedition: Bismarck

2002Expedition: Bismarck★ 7.2

Titanic

1997Titanic★ 7.9

T2 3-D: Battle Across Time

1996T2 3-D: Battle Across Time

True Lies

1994True Lies★ 7.1

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day★ 8.2

The Abyss

1989The Abyss★ 7.4

Martini Ranch: Reach

1988Martini Ranch: Reach★ 3.5

Aliens

1986Aliens★ 8.0

The Terminator

1984The Terminator★ 7.7

Piranha II: The Spawning

1982Piranha II: The Spawning★ 4.3

Xenogenesis

1978Xenogenesis★ 5.0

—Ghosts of Hiroshima

Acting(112)

2026Disney WorldbuildersSelf

2026Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of HappinessSelf

2026James Cameron: Exploring MindsSelf

2026Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)Self (uncredited)

2026OceanGate Disaster: Minute by MinuteSelf (archive footage)

2025Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20Self

2025Fire and Water: Making the Avatar FilmsSelf - Director, Writer, Producer, Creator, Editor

2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf

2025VisionariesSelf

2024What's Next? The Future with Bill GatesSelf - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer

2024OceanXplorersVoice

2024Disney Legends Award CeremonySelf - Honoree

2024Modern Masters: SS RajamouliSelf

2024Aliens ExpandedSelf

2024Secrets of the OctopusSelf

2024The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by MinuteSelf

2024Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and LiesSelf

2023Titanic: Stories from the HeartSelf

2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest

2023Attack of the Doc!Self

2023Inside Pandora's BoxSelf

2023Titanic: 25 Years Later with James CameronSelf

2022Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20Self

2022Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of FreedomSelf (archive footage)

2022Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?Self

2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Director

2021The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney WorldSelf

2021Great MindsSelf

2021Secrets of the WhalesSelf

2021The SixSelf

2021Directors on DirectorsSelf

2020Titanic: Into the Heart of the WreckSelf

2020Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruySelf

2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)

2019Save the Titanic: Treasures From the DeepSelf

2018James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelf - Host

2017Titanic: 20 Years Later with James CameronSelf

2017T2: Reprogramming The TerminatorSelf

2017Score: A Film Music DocumentarySelf

2017Atlantis RisingSelf

2016Eating You AliveSelf

2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf

2014Deepsea Challenge 3DSelf

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf

2014Mission BlueSelf

2013Amazon UnknownSelf

2012James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond

2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf

2012Reflections on TitanicSelf

2012Side by SideSelf

2012Titanic: The Final Word with James CameronSelf

2012James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the EarthSelf

2011Tipping Point: The End of OilSelf

2011Brian May's Brief History of 3DSelf

2011Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of MythSelf

2010Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun

2010Capturing AvatarSelf

2010A Message from PandoraSelf

2010Avatar: Creating the World of PandoraSelf

2007Mars RisingHimself

2006The Exodus DecodedNarrator

2006Explorers: From The Titanic To The MoonSelf

2005Tony Robinson's Titanic AdventureSelf

2005The Colbert Report

2005Last Mysteries Of The TitanicSelf

2005Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and UsSelf

2005Aliens of the DeepSelf

2005George Lucas: Creating an EmpireSelf

2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf

2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf

2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Self

2004EntourageJames Cameron

2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self

2003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

2003Ghosts of the AbyssSelf

2003MythBustersSelf

2002Expedition: BismarckSelf

2002Iron and BeyondSelf - Director

2002The Alien SagaSelf (archive footage)

2001Alien EvolutionSelf

2001From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital FilmmakingSelf - Filmmaker

2001Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'Self

20012001: The Making of a MythSelf

2000DuetsKaraoke singer (uncredited)

2000The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'Self

2000Auto MotivesSelf

1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelf

1999Virus: Ghost in the MachineSelf

1999The MuseJames Cameron

1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf

1998Titanic: Breaking New GroundSelf

1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsSelf

1998The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Crafthimself

1998History in the Making: TitanicSelf

1997TitanicSteerage Dancer (uncredited)

1997The ViewSelf

1995Your Studio and YouJames Cameron

1994True LiesHelicopter pilot (voice) (uncredited)

1993Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'Self

1993T2: More Than Meets the EyeSelf

1992Mad About YouJames Cameron

1992HBO First LookSelf

1992The Making of 'The Terminator': A RetrospectiveSelf

1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'Self

1985The Making of the TerminatorSelf

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)

1953The OscarsSelf

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

Jackie Chan: Down to EarthSelf

Infinite Worlds of Science FictionSelf

Monster MakerSelf