
James Cameron
Directing
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.
TV Shows(27)

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Self - Director, Writer, Producer, Creator, Editor
2025

Visionaries
Self
2025

What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Filmmaker, Inventor, Explorer
2024

OceanXplorers
Voice
2024

Secrets of the Octopus
Self
2024

The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute
Self
2024

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022

LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director
2022

Great Minds
Self
2021

Secrets of the Whales
2021

Directors on Directors
Self
2021

The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self - Host
2018

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014

Mars Rising
Himself
2007

The Colbert Report
2005

Entourage
James Cameron
2004

MythBusters
Self
2003

Click
Self
2000

The View
Self
1997

Mad About You
James Cameron
1992

HBO First Look
Self
1992

Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975

The Oscars
Self
1953

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(78)

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Self
2026

Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2025

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
2025

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
2024

Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Self
2024

Aliens Expanded
Self
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: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Self
2020

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Self
2020

Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep
Self
2019

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Self
2017

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
2017

Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
2017

Atlantis Rising
Self
2017

Eating You Alive
Self
2016

Deepsea Challenge 3D
Self
2014

Mission Blue
Self
2014

Amazon Unknown
Self
2013

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Filmmaker
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: 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

Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
2010

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

Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
Self
2005

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

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
2004

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
2003

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
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

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
Self
2001

2001: The Making of a Myth
Self
2001

Duets
Karaoke singer (uncredited)
2000

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
Self
2000
Auto Motives
Self
2000

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
1999

The Muse
James Cameron
1999

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
1999

Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Self
1998

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998

The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
himself
1998

History in the Making: Titanic
Self
1998

Titanic
Steerage Dancer (uncredited)
1997

Your Studio and You
James Cameron
1995

True Lies
Helicopter pilot (voice) (uncredited)
1994

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
Self
1993

T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
1993

The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
Self
1992

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
1991

The Making of the Terminator
Self
1985
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Self

Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
Self