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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Known For
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
2024
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Self
2024
Aliens Expanded
Self
2024
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
Self - Director (archive footage)
2024
Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
Self
2024
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self
2023
Attack of the Doc!
Self
2023
Inside Pandora's Box
Self
2023
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
2023
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2022
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self
2021
The Six
Self
2021
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
2017
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
2017
Deepsea Challenge 3D
Self
2014
Mission Blue
Self
2014
Amazon Unknown
Self
2013
James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
Reflections on Titanic
Self
2012
Side by Side
Self
2012
Titanic: 100 Years On
Self
2012
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Self
2012
James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth
Self
2012
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
Self
2011
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
Self
2011
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Self
2011
Capturing Avatar
Self
2010
A Message from Pandora
Self
2010
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Self
2010
The Exodus Decoded
Narrator
2006
Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
Self
2006
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
Self
2005
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Self
2005
Aliens of the Deep
Self
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
2005
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
Self
2003
Expedition: Bismarck
Self
2002
Iron and Beyond
Self - Director
2002
The Alien Saga
Self (archive footage)
2002
Alien Evolution
Self
2001
2001: The Making of a Myth
Self
2001
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
1999
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998
Your Studio and You
James Cameron
1995
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Self
Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
2025
Alien, Terror in Space
Self (archive footage)
2025
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer · (1 episode)
2024
OceanXplorers
Voice · (6 episodes)
2024
The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute
Self · (2 episodes)
2024
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2023
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self · (1 episode)
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director · (1 episode)
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director, The Abyss / Director, Terminator 2 · (1 episode)
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Great Minds
Self · (7 episodes)
2021
Secrets of the Whales
(4 episodes)
2021
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
Self · (3 episodes)
2021
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Self
2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Self
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2019
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
2018
Atlantis Rising
Self
2017
Eating You Alive
Self
2016
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Filmmaker
2013
Mars Rising
Himself · (6 episodes)
2007
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
Self
2005
$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
Self (archive footage)
2005
Titanic: Behind The Scenes
Self
2005
The Colbert Report
(1 episode)
2005
Entourage
Self · (4 episodes)
2004
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
MythBusters
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
Self
2001
Duets
Karaoke singer (uncredited)
2000
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
Self
2000
Click
Self · (2 episodes)
2000
The Muse
James Cameron
1999
The Making of the Terminator
Self
1985
2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
1999
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Self
1998
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
himself
1998
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
Self
1997
Titanic
Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
Self
1993
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
1993
Mad About You
James Cameron · (1 episode)
1992
HBO First Look
Self · (1 episode)
1992
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
Self
1992
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
1991
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1975
The World About Us
Narrator - (Voice) · (1 episode)
1967
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944