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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cameron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: 16 August 1954
Played In
Movie
May 2026
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Self (uncredited)
Movie
Dec 2025
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Self
TV Show
Nov 2025
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Self - Director, Writer, Producer, Creator, Editor
Movie
Jun 2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
TV Show
Mar 2025
Visionaries
Self
TV Show
Sep 2024
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
TV Show
Aug 2024
OceanXplorers
Voice
Movie
Aug 2024
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
Movie
Aug 2024
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Self
Movie
Jun 2024
Aliens Expanded
Self
TV Show
Apr 2024
Secrets of the Octopus
Self
TV Show
Mar 2024
The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute
Self
Movie
Feb 2024
Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
Self
Movie
Dec 2023
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self
TV Show
Sep 2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
Movie
Apr 2023
Attack of the Doc!
Self
Movie
Mar 2023
Inside Pandora's Box
Self
Movie
Feb 2023
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
Movie
Dec 2022
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
TV Show
Sep 2022
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
TV Show
Jul 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director
TV Show
Jul 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director, The Abyss / Director, Terminator 2
TV Show
Jul 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
Movie
Oct 2021
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self
TV Show
Aug 2021
Great Minds
Self
TV Show
Apr 2021
Secrets of the Whales
Self
Movie
Apr 2021
The Six
Self
TV Show
Mar 2021
Directors on Directors
Self
Movie
Dec 2020
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Self
Movie
Jan 2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Self
TV Show
Nov 2019
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Oct 2019
Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep
Self
TV Show
Apr 2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self - Host
Movie
Nov 2017
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
Movie
Nov 2017
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
Movie
Mar 2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
Movie
Jan 2017
Atlantis Rising
Self
Movie
Dec 2016
Eating You Alive
Self
TV Show
Apr 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
Movie
Aug 2014
Deepsea Challenge 3D
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Movie
Jan 2014
Mission Blue
Self
Movie
Oct 2013
Amazon Unknown
Self
Movie
Oct 2012
James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
Movie
Sep 2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
Movie
Sep 2012
Reflections on Titanic
Self
Movie
Aug 2012
Side by Side
Self
Movie
Apr 2012
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Self
Movie
Mar 2012
James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth
Self
Movie
Sep 2011
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
Self
Movie
Aug 2011
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
Self
Movie
May 2011
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Self
Movie
Dec 2010
Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
Movie
Nov 2010
Capturing Avatar
Self
Movie
Nov 2010
A Message from Pandora
Self
Movie
Feb 2010
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Self
TV Show
Oct 2007
Mars Rising
Himself
Movie
Apr 2006
The Exodus Decoded
Narrator
Movie
Mar 2006
Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
Self
Movie
Dec 2005
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
Self
TV Show
Oct 2005
The Colbert Report
Movie
Jul 2005
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
Self
Movie
Jul 2005
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Self
Movie
Jan 2005
Aliens of the Deep
Self
Movie
Jan 2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Movie
Jan 2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Movie
Oct 2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
Movie
Sep 2004
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
TV Show
Jul 2004
Entourage
James Cameron
Movie
Dec 2003
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
Movie
Jun 2003
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Movie
Apr 2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
Self
TV Show
Jan 2003
MythBusters
Self
Movie
Dec 2002
Expedition: Bismarck
Self
Movie
Nov 2002
Iron and Beyond
Self - Director
Movie
Nov 2002
The Alien Saga
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Oct 2001
Alien Evolution
Self
Movie
Apr 2001
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Filmmaker
Movie
Mar 2001
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
Self
Movie
Jan 2001
2001: The Making of a Myth
Self
Movie
Sep 2000
Duets
Karaoke singer (uncredited)
Movie
Aug 2000
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
Self
TV Show
Apr 2000
Click
Self
Movie
Mar 2000
Auto Motives
Self
Movie
Dec 1999
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
Movie
Sep 1999
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
Self
Movie
Aug 1999
The Muse
James Cameron
Movie
Jun 1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
Movie
Mar 1998
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Self
Movie
Jan 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
Movie
Jan 1998
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
himself
Movie
Jan 1998
History in the Making: Titanic
Self
Movie
Dec 1997
Titanic
Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
TV Show
Aug 1997
The View
Self
Movie
Feb 1995
Your Studio and You
James Cameron
Movie
Jul 1994
True Lies
Helicopter pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Movie
Sep 1993
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
Self
Movie
Jan 1993
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
TV Show
Sep 1992
Mad About You
James Cameron
TV Show
Jun 1992
HBO First Look
Self
Movie
Jan 1992
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
Self
Movie
Sep 1991
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
Movie
Jan 1985
The Making of the Terminator
Self
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
TV Show
Mar 1953
The Oscars
Self
TV Show
Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Movie
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Self
Movie
Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
Self