James Cameron

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.
Writer (22 titles)

Avatar 3 (characters / screenplay) (announced) ( 2015 )

Avatar 2 (screenplay) (announced) ( 2014 )

Battle Angel (screenplay) (pre-production) ( 2016 )

Avatar (written by) ( 2009 )

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series) ( 2008 - 2009 )

Terminator 3: Redemption (Video Game) (characters) ( 2004 )

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Video Game) (characters) ( 2003 )

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (characters) ( 2003 ) 

The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (Video Game) (characters) ( 2002 ) 

Dark Angel (TV series) ( 2000 - 2002 )

Titanic (written by) ( 1997 )

T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (short) ( 1996 )

Strange Days (screenplay / story) ( 1995 )

True Lies (screenplay) ( 1994 )

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (written by) ( 1991 )

The Terminator (Video Game) (characters) ( 1991 )

The Abyss (written by) ( 1989 )

Aliens (screenplay / story) ( 1986 )

Rambo: First Blood Part II (screenplay) ( 1985 )

The Terminator (written by) ( 1984 )

Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (screenplay / as H.A. Milton) ( 1981 ) 

Xenogenesis (short) (writer) ( 1978 )