James Cameron

James Cameron

69 · Born: Aug 16, 1954

Personal Details

Official Socials
Born Aug 16, 1954 Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
  • Suzy Amis

    ( Jun 4, 2000 to Mar 29, 2024 )
  • Linda Hamilton

    ( Jul 26, 1997 to Dec 16, 1999 )
  • Kathryn Bigelow

    ( Aug 17, 1989 to Nov 10, 1991 )
  • Gale Anne Hurd

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Sharon Williams

    ( Feb 14, 1978 to Jul 14, 1984 )
Parents
  • Shirley Cameron
  • Phillip Cameron
Relatives
  • Mike Cameron (Sibling)
  • John David Cameron (Sibling)
  • Sibling (Sibling)
  • Sibling (Sibling)

Biography

James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.

Career

2021
Secrets of the Whales
2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2014
2006
The Exodus Decoded
The Exodus Decoded as Narrator
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1997
Mad About You
Mad About You
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2024
2023
2017
Atlantis Rising
Atlantis Rising
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
2016
Eating You Alive
Eating You Alive
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2014
Mission Blue
Mission Blue
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Deepsea Challenge
Deepsea Challenge
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Titanic: 100 Years On
Side by Side
Side by Side
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Reflections on Titanic
MythBusters
MythBusters
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2011
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2010
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Capturing Avatar
Capturing Avatar
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2007
Mars Rising
Mars Rising
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2006
Running with Arnold
2005
Aliens of the Deep
Last Mysteries of the Titanic
2004
2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
2002
Who Is Alan Smithee?
Iron and Beyond
Iron and Beyond
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Expedition: Bismarck
2001
2001: The Making of a Myth
Alien Evolution
Alien Evolution
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2000
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
1995
Your Studio and You
1993
Under Pressure: Making 'the Abyss'
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1991
1985
The Making of 'Terminator'
2019
Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate as Story, Characters
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Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel as Screenplay
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2015
Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys as Characters
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2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines as Characters
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1995
Strange Days
Strange Days as Story, Screenplay
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1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II as Screenplay
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2031
Avatar 5
Avatar 5 as Director, Screenplay
2029
Avatar 4
Avatar 4 as Director, Screenplay, Story
2025
Avatar 3
Avatar 3 as Director, Screenplay, Story
2022
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water as Director, Screenplay, Story
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2009
Avatar
Avatar as Director, Writer
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2005
Aliens of the Deep
Aliens of the Deep as Director
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2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
Ghosts of the Abyss as Director
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2002
Expedition: Bismarck
Expedition: Bismarck as Director
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1997
Titanic
Titanic as Director, Writer
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1994
True Lies
True Lies as Director, Screenplay
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1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Director, Writer
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1989
The Abyss
The Abyss as Director, Screenplay
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1986
Aliens
Aliens as Director, Screenplay, Writer, Story
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1984
The Terminator
The Terminator as Director, Writer
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1982
Piranha II: The Spawning
Piranha II: The Spawning as Director, Screenplay
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1978
Xenogenesis
Xenogenesis as Director, Writer
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2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2000
Dark Angel
Dark Angel as Creator
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