James Cameron
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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Acted in
Alien, Terror in Space
2025
as Self (archive footage)
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024
as Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
OceanXplorers
2024
as Voice
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
as Self
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
2024
as Self
Aliens Expanded
2024
as Self
Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone
2024
as Self - Director (archive footage)
The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute
2024
as Self
Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
2024
as Self
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
2023
as Self
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
Inside Pandora's Box
2023
as Self
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
2023
as Self
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
as Self
Light & Magic
2022
as Self - Director
Light & Magic
2022
as Self - Director, The Abyss / Director, Terminator 2
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021
as Self
Secrets of the Whales
2021
The Six
2021
as Self
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
2021
as Self
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
2020
as Self
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
as Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self - Host
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017
as Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
as Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
Atlantis Rising
2017
as Self
Eating You Alive
2016
as Self
Deepsea Challenge 3D
2014
as Self
Mission Blue
2014
as Self
Amazon Unknown
2013
as Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013
as Self - Filmmaker
James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Titanic: 100 Years On
2012
as Self
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
as Self
James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth
2012
as Self
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
2011
as Self
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011
as Self
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
2011
as Self
Capturing Avatar
2010
as Self
A Message from Pandora
2010
as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
as Self
The Exodus Decoded
2006
as Narrator
Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
2006
as Self
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
2005
as Self
SNL Digital Shorts
2005
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
2005
as Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
2005
as Self
Aliens of the Deep
2005
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
as Self
MythBusters
2003
as Self
Expedition: Bismarck
2002
as Self
Iron and Beyond
2002
as Self - Director
The Alien Saga
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Alien Evolution
2001
as Self
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
as Self
2001: The Making of a Myth
2001
as Self
Dark Angel
2000
as Himself
Duets
2000
as Karaoke singer (uncredited)
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Self
The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
1999
as Self
The Muse
1999
as James Cameron
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Titanic
1997
as Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
Your Studio and You
1995
as James Cameron
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
1993
as Self
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
Mad About You
1992
as James Cameron
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
1992
as Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
The Making of the Terminator
1985
as Self
The World About Us
1967
as Narrator - (Voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
as Self
2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
as Self