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James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director... See full bio »

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Hide HideWriter (24 titles)
2015 Avatar 2 (characters / written by) (announced)
 
???? Avatar 3 (characters / written by) (announced)
 
???? Terminator 5 (characters) (announced)
 
2017 Battle Angel (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
2009 Avatar (written by)
 
2008-2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
Born to Run (2009) (characters)
Adam Raised a Cain (2009) (characters)
To the Lighthouse (2009) (characters)
Today Is the Day: Part 2 (2009) (characters)
Today Is the Day: Part 1 (2009) (characters)
 
2004 Terminator 3: Redemption (Video Game) (characters)
 
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Video Game) (characters)
 
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (characters)
 
2002 The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (Video Game) (characters)
 
2000-2002 Dark Angel (TV series)
Freak Nation (2002) (creator / story)
Love Among the Runes (2002) (creator)
She Ain't Heavy (2002) (creator)
Dawg Day Afternoon (2002) (creator)
Hello, Goodbye (2002) (creator)
 
1997 Titanic (written by)
 
1996 T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (short)
 
1995 Strange Days (screenplay / story)
 
1994 True Lies (screenplay)
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Video Game) (story)
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (written by)
 
1991 The Terminator (Video Game) (characters)
 
1989 The Abyss (written by)
 
1986 Aliens (screenplay / story)
 
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II (screenplay)
 
1984 The Terminator (written by)
 
1981 Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (screenplay / as H.A. Milton)
 
1978 Xenogenesis (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (26 titles)
2015 Avatar 2 (producer) (announced)
 
???? The Informationist (producer) (announced)
 
???? Avatar 3 (producer) (announced)
 
2017 Battle Angel (producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (executive producer)
 
2012 Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2011 Sanctum (executive producer)
 
2009 Avatar (producer)
 
2007 The Lost Tomb of Jesus (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 The Exodus Decoded (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2005 Titanic Adventure (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2005 Last Mysteries of the Titanic (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2005 Aliens of the Deep (documentary) (producer)
 
2003 Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (documentary short) (executive producer)
 
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss (documentary short) (producer)
 
2002 Expedition: Bismarck (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2002 Solaris (producer)
 
2000-2002 Dark Angel (TV series) (executive producer - 42 episodes)
Freak Nation (2002) (executive producer)
Love Among the Runes (2002) (executive producer)
She Ain't Heavy (2002) (executive producer)
Dawg Day Afternoon (2002) (executive producer)
Hello, Goodbye (2002) (executive producer)
 
1997 Titanic (producer)
 
1997 Titanic Explorer (Video Game) (executive producer)
 
1995 Strange Days (producer)
 
1994 True Lies (producer)
 
1991 Point Break (executive producer)
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (producer)
 
1978 Xenogenesis (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (22 titles)
2015 Avatar 2 (announced)
 
???? Avatar 3 (announced)
 
2009 Avatar
 
2005 Aliens of the Deep (documentary)
 
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss (documentary short)
 
2002 Expedition: Bismarck (TV documentary)
 
2002 Dark Angel (TV series)
Freak Nation (2002)
 
2001 Earthship.TV (TV movie)
 
1997 Titanic
 
1996 T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (short)
 
1994 True Lies
 
1989 The Abyss
 
1988 Reach (TV short)
 
1986 Aliens
 
1985 This Time It's War (video documentary short)
 
1984 The Terminator
 
1978 Xenogenesis (short)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2012 CBS This Morning: Saturday (TV series)
Episode #1.14 (2012)
 
1999-2010 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
James Cameron
Bill Paxton/Beck (1999) … James Cameron (uncredited)
 
2005-2006 Entourage (TV series)
James Cameron
Aquamom (2006) … James Cameron
The Abyss (2005) … James Cameron
 
2000 Duets
Karaoke singer (uncredited)
 
1997 Titanic
Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (5 titles)
???? Avatar 3 (film editor) (announced)
 
2009 Avatar
 
1997 Titanic
 
1995 Strange Days (uncredited)
 
1994 True Lies (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2011 Sanctum (presenter)
 
1986 Aliens (queen alien designer - uncredited)
 
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School (production assistant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (3 titles)
1995 Apollo 13 (visual effects consultant - uncredited)
 
1981 Escape from New York (director of photography: special visual effects - as Jim Cameron, matte artwork - as Jim Cameron)
 
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars (additional director of photography: special photographic effects - as Jim Cameron, miniature design and construction - as Jim Cameron)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1997 Titanic (director of photography: Titanic deep dive, special camera equipment designer)
 
1993 Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (video) (director of photography: additional photography)
 
Show ShowArt Department (2 titles)
1997 Titanic (artist: Jack's sketches - uncredited)
 
1982 Android (design consultant - as Jim Cameron)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (2 titles)
1978 Xenogenesis (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
2005 Aliens of the Deep (documentary)
 
1981 Galaxy of Terror (second unit director)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars (as Jim Cameron)
 
Show ShowThanks (28 titles)
2014 The Behaviour Asylum (inspirational thanks) (announced)
 
2013 All Is Lost (the producers wish to thank: for the studio) (post-production)
 
2012 The Killers In Connecticut (very special thanks) (completed)
 
2012 We Are One (short) (acknowledgment)
 
2011 Derrière les murs (thanks)
 
2011 Rusted Pyre (short) (thanks)
 
2010 Crew Film: TheVolume (very special thanks)
 
2010 Nothing New (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Quelque chose de neuf (2010) (special thanks)
 
2009 Big Kids (short) (grateful thanks)
 
2008 Weird Science Whatever (short) (special thanks for inspiration)
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (special thanks)
 
2002 Iron and Beyond (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 We Get to Win This Time (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Frailty (special thanks)
 
2000 Alien: Resurrection (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (video) (special thanks - as Jim Cameron)
 
1999/II Requiem (short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Virus (special thanks)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
1997 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of 'Titanic' (1997) (special thanks)
 
1997 Spawn (thanks)
 
1997 Traveller (special thanks)
 
1993 Cronos (special thanks)
 
1992 The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1989 Blue Steel (special thanks - as J. C.)
 
Show ShowSelf (123 titles)
2012 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Titanic Survival (2012) … Himself
 
2012 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #1.176 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 7 September 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 IC Places Hollywood (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
Titanic (2012) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2012 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
James Cameron (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #1.648 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011-2012 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV series)
Himself
3D Technology and Filmmaking 3 (2012) … Himself
Directing 5 (2011) … Himself
 
2012 Titanic: 100 Years On
Himself
 
2012 Sky News at Five (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 March 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Side by Side (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind (TV series documentary)
James Cameron (2011)
 
2011 Brian May's Brief History of 3D (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Twice Bombed: The Legacy of Yamaguchi Tsutomu (documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.51 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Himself - Producer, Sanctum
Joshua Topolosky/Court McGee (2011) … Himself - Producer, Sanctum
 
2011 Mark at the Movies (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.71 (2011) … Himself
 
2008-2011 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.87 (2011) … Himself
Episode dated 6 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2011 A Call for Renewable Energy in Brazil (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 A Message from Pandora (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Capturing Avatar (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Scream Awards 2010 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009-2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 16 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 9 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 24 August 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 4 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 18 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 8 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 18 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
James Cameron Primetime Exclusive! (2010) … Himself
'Avatar' Exclusive! (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Democracy Now! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 April 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Film Editing
 
2010 The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself - Guest
James Cameron (2010) … Himself - Guest
 
2009-2010 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself (segment "Cameron's Avatar") / Himself - Director (segment "Kathryn Bigelow")
Stealing America's Secrets/Battle Over History/Kathryn Bigelow (2010) … Himself - Director (segment "Kathryn Bigelow")
The Cost of Dying/Witness/Cameron's Avatar (2009) … Himself (segment "Cameron's Avatar")
 
2009-2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.109 (2010) … Himself
Episode #1.68 (2009) … Himself
Episode #1.64 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Beyond Words (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997-2010 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Episode dated 17 February 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 17 December 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 18 December 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2005-2010 The View (TV series)
Himself
Episode #13.105 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 26 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2010 Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Canada for Haiti (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2010 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.84 (2010) … Himself
Episode #1.82 (2010) … Himself
Episode #1.64 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Motion Picture - Drama & Best Director
 
2010 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
1989-2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 8 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
2009 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
1997-2009 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Avatar
Episode dated 18 December 2009 (2009) … Himself - Avatar
Om filmen 'Titanic' (1997) … Himself
 
2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.66 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.125 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Today's Close Up (TV series)
Himself
James Cameron and 3D Movies (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Fantástico (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 13 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.69 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.25 (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Odyssey: Driving Around the World (TV series)
Himself
The Moose (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Mars Rising (TV series documentary)
Himself
Six Minutes of Terror (2007) … Himself
The Human Factor (2007) … Himself
Rocket Power (2007) … Himself
Journey to the Red Planet (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Max Resurrected (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Seattle Ain't What It Used to Be (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Dark Angel: Genesis (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Creating an X5 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV series)
Himself
 
2006 In the Cutz (TV series)
Himself - Guest
 
2006 Hollywood Science (TV series documentary)
Himself
Spy Gadgets (2006) … Himself
Disasters at Sea (2006) … Himself
Car Chases (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Beyond Tomorrow (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #2.26 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Exodus Decoded (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Titanic Adventure (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Last Mysteries of the Titanic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Aliens of the Deep (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer/Director, 'Titanic'
 
2003 Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 'Solaris': Behind the Planet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Buzz (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss (documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Expedition: Bismarck (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997-2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
Inside 'Solaris' (2002) … Himself
Titanic (1997) … Himself
 
2002 Iron and Beyond (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2001 From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (video documentary short)
Himself - Filmmaker
 
2001 Alien Evolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 2001 ABC World Stunt Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 2001: The Making of a Myth (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2000 The Ultimate Auction (TV movie)
Himself - Introduction (segment "Titanic")
 
2000 The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Auto Motives (short)
Himself
 
2000 2000 ALMA Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 The Muse
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of Roger Corman (1999) … Himself
The Films of James Cameron … Himself
 
1999 The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture/Favorite Motion Picture
 
1999 Virus: Ghost in the Machine (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 Mad About You (TV series)
Himself
The Finale (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Film Editing (also archive footage)
 
1998 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 The 50th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1998 Titanic: Breaking New Ground (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Motion Picture Drama/Best Director & Nominee: Best Screenplay
 
1998 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 January 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
 
1997 Titanic Explorer (Video Game)
Himself (voice)
 
1997 Directors: James Cameron (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1997 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
History Unleashed: Down and Out (1997) … Himself
Robots: Mechanical Movie Stars (1997) … Himself
Stan Winston: Creating with Character (1995) … Himself
Underwater Effects: Dive (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Your Studio and You (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1994 The Making of 'True Lies' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 July 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (video)
Himself
 
1993 T2: More Than Meets the Eye (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1992 The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1992 The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 1992 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1984 The Making of 'Terminator' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2010 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Today's Close Up (TV series)
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2002 The 'Alien' Saga (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Who Is Alan Smithee? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Beyond Titanic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1988) Music video: Directed "Reach," for Martini Reach, a new-wave group that featured Bill Paxton. This is the only music video that Cameron has ever directed. See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Print Biographies  | 20 Interviews  | 18 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

J. C. | Jim Cameron | H.A. Milton

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I went from driving a truck to becoming a movie director, with a little time working with Roger Corman in between. When I wrote The Terminator, I sold the rights at that time - that was my shot to get the film made. So I've never owned the rights in the time that the franchise has been developed. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to direct the second film and do so on my own creative terms... See more »

Trivia:

Member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). See more »

Trademark:

In all his films, at least one character yells "Go! Go! Go!" See more »

Nickname:

Jim See more »

Star Sign:

Leo