James Cameron

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cameron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

The View

The Colbert Report

Golden Globe Awards

Entourage

MythBusters

All Movies (79)

• Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)2026 · as Self (uncredited)
• Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/202025 · as Self
• Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025 · as Self
• Disney Legends Awards Ceremony2024 · as Self
• Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli2024 · as Self
• Aliens Expanded2024 · as Self
• Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies2024 · as Self
• Titanic: Stories from the Heart2023 · as Self
• Attack of the Doc!2023 · as Self
• Inside Pandora's Box2023 · as Self
• Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron2023 · as Self
• Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/202022 · as Self
• The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World2021 · as Self
• The Six2021 · as Self
• Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck2020 · as Self
• Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy2020 · as Self
• Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep2019 · as Self
• Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron2017 · as Self
• T2: Reprogramming The Terminator2017 · as Self
• Score: A Film Music Documentary2017 · as Self
• Atlantis Rising2017 · as Self
• Eating You Alive2016 · as Self
• Deepsea Challenge 3D2014 · as Self
• Mission Blue2014 · as Self
• Amazon Unknown2013 · as Self
• James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond2012
• Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan2012 · as Self
• Reflections on Titanic2012 · as Self
• Side by Side2012 · as Self
• Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron2012 · as Self
• James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth2012 · as Self
• Tipping Point: The End of Oil2011 · as Self
• Brian May's Brief History of 3D2011 · as Self
• Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth2011 · as Self
• Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun2010
• Capturing Avatar2010 · as Self
• A Message from Pandora2010 · as Self
• Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora2010 · as Self
• The Exodus Decoded2006 · as Narrator
• Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon2006 · as Self
• Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure2005 · as Self
• Last Mysteries Of The Titanic2005 · as Self
• Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us2005 · as Self
• Aliens of the Deep2005 · as Self
• George Lucas: Creating an Empire2005 · as Self
• Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · as Self
• The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004 · as Self
• The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'2004 · as Self
• Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'2003 · as Self
• No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects2003
• Ghosts of the Abyss2003 · as Self
• Expedition: Bismarck2002 · as Self
• Iron and Beyond2002 · as Self - Director
• The Alien Saga2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Alien Evolution2001 · as Self
• From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking2001 · as Self - Filmmaker
• Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'2001 · as Self
• 2001: The Making of a Myth2001 · as Self
• Duets2000 · as Karaoke singer (uncredited)
• The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'2000 · as Self
• Auto Motives2000 · as Self
• Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs1999 · as Self
• Virus: Ghost in the Machine1999 · as Self
• The Muse1999 · as James Cameron
• From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic1999 · as Self
• Titanic: Breaking New Ground1998 · as Self
• Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs1998 · as Self
• The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft1998 · as himself
• History in the Making: Titanic1998 · as Self
• Titanic1997 · as Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
• Your Studio and You1995 · as James Cameron
• True Lies1994 · as Helicopter pilot (voice) (uncredited)
• Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993 · as Self
• T2: More Than Meets the Eye1993 · as Self
• The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective1992 · as Self
• The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'1991 · as Self
• The Making of the Terminator1985 · as Self
• Jackie Chan: Down to Earth— · as Self
• Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction— · as Self

All TV Shows (30)

• Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films2025 · as Self - Director, Writer, Producer, Creator, Editor
• Visionaries2025 · as Self
• What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates2024 · as Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
• OceanXplorers2024 · as Voice
• Secrets of the Octopus2024 · as Self
• The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute2024 · as Self
• Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma2023 · as Self - Guest
• Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?2022 · as Self
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Director
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Director, The Abyss / Director, Terminator 2
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self
• Great Minds2021 · as Self
• Secrets of the Whales2021 · as Self
• Directors on Directors2021 · as Self
• The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction2018 · as Self - Host
• StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson2015 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Mars Rising2007 · as Himself
• The Colbert Report2005
• Entourage2004 · as James Cameron
• MythBusters2003 · as Self
• Click2000 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• Mad About You1992 · as James Cameron
• HBO First Look1992 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee