James Cameron filmography

James Cameron is a Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer who has had an extensive career in film and television. Cameron's debut was the 1978 science fiction short Xenogenesis, which he directed, wrote and produced.[1][2] In the early part of his career, he did various technical jobs such as special visual effects producer, set dresser assistant, matte artist, and photographer. His feature directorial debut was the 1982 release Piranha II: The Spawning.[2][3] The next film he directed was the science fiction action thriller The Terminator (1984). It starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg assassin, and was Cameron's breakthrough feature.[4][5][6] In 1986, he directed and wrote the science fiction action sequel Aliens starring Sigourney Weaver.[7] He followed this by directing another science fiction film The Abyss (1989). In 1991, Cameron directed the sequel to The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (with Schwarzenegger reprising his role),[8] and also executive produced the action crime film Point Break. Three years later he directed a third Schwarzenegger-starring action film True Lies (1994).[9]

Cameron speaking at the Hollywood Walk of Fame awarding ceremony of producer Gale Anne Hurd in 2012

In 1997, Cameron directed, wrote, and produced the epic romantic disaster film Titanic which grossed over $1.84 billion[10][lower-alpha 1] at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time.[lower-alpha 2] He received the Academy Award for Best Director, the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with the other producers. It had a total of 14 Oscar nominations (tying the record set by the 1950 drama All About Eve) and won 11 (tying the record set by the 1959 epic historical drama Ben-Hur).[15] Cameron also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and shared the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama with the other producers.[16] He followed this by directing, and producing two underwater documentaries: Ghosts of the Abyss (2003), and Aliens of the Deep (2005). He returned to directing features in 2009 with the 3D science fiction film Avatar. It grossed over $2.78 billion at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time surpassing Titanic.[lower-alpha 3][14][18] Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won three in technical categories.[19] Cameron also earned a second Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Drama.[20] He followed this by executive producing two 3D films, Sanctum (2011) and Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012), as well as the documentary Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014).

Cameron made his television debut in 1998 playing himself in the sitcom Mad About You. Two years later he executive produced the science fiction television series Dark Angel (2000) starring Jessica Alba. In 2005, he appeared in two documentaries about the sinking of the RMS Titanic: Last Mysteries of the Titanic, and Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure. He also made appearances as himself on the comedy-drama television series Entourage that same year. Cameron followed this by executive producing two biblical documentaries, The Exodus Decoded (2006) and Lost Tomb of Jesus (2007). He executive produced and appeared in a third Titanic related documentary, Titanic: Final Word with James Cameron, in 2012. Two years later, Cameron executive produced the climate change documentary television series Years of Living Dangerously (2014) which received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.[21]

Film

Cameron (right) with his then wife and Aliens producer Gale Anne Hurd (left) in 1986[22]

Cameron receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009

Year	Title	Credited as					Notes	Ref(s)
		Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Other
1978	Xenogenesis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short film Co-directed and co-written with Randall Frakes Visual effects producer	[1]
1979	Rock 'n' Roll High School	No	No	No	No	Yes	Production assistant (uncredited)	[23]
1980	Happy Birthday, Gemini	No	No	No	No	Yes	Set dresser assistant	[24]
1980	Battle Beyond the Stars	No	No	No	No	Yes	Photographer, art director, and miniatures designer	[25]
1981	Escape from New York	No	No	No	No	Yes	Special visual effects photographer and matte artist	[26]
1981	Galaxy of Terror	No	No	No	No	Yes	Second unit director and production designer	[27]
1982	Piranha II: The Spawning	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Co-written with Ovidio G. Assonitis and Charles H. Eglee	[28]
1982	Android	No	No	No	No	Yes	Design consultant	[29]
1984	The Terminator	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Co-written with Gale Anne Hurd	[30]
1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	No	Yes	No	No	No	Co-written with Sylvester Stallone	[31]
1986	Aliens	Yes	Yes	No	No	No		[32]
1989	The Abyss	Yes	Yes	No	No	No		[33]
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Co-written with William Wisher	[34]
1991	Point Break	No	No	Executive	No	No		[35]
1994	True Lies	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No		[36]
1995	Strange Days	No	Yes	Yes	No	No		[37]
1997	Titanic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Director of photography: Titanic deep dive Co-edited with Conrad Buff and Richard A. Harris	[38]
1999	The Muse	No	No	No	No	Yes	Cameo: Himself	[39]
2001	High Heels and Low Lifes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Cameo: Reporter	[40]
2002	Solaris	No	No	Yes	No	No		[41]
2003	Ghosts of the Abyss	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself Reality Camera System designer	[42][43]
2003	Volcanoes of the Deep Sea	No	No	Executive	No	No	IMAX only	[44]
2004	The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing	No	No	No	No	Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself	[45]
2005	Aliens of the Deep	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-directed with Steven Quale Documentary Appeared as himself Director of photography	[46][47][48]
2006	Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon	No	No	No	No	Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself	[49]
2009	Avatar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Co-editor with Stephen Rivkin and John Refoua	[50]
2011	Sanctum	No	No	Executive	No	No		[51]
2012	Side by Side	No	No	No	No	Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself	[52]
2012	Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away	No	No	Executive	No	No		[53]
2014	Deepsea Challenge 3D	No	No	Executive	No	Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself	[54]
2018	The Game Changers	No	No	Executive	No	No	Documentary	[55]
2019	Alita: Battle Angel	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Cameo: Nova	[56]
2019	Terminator: Dark Fate	No	Story	Yes	No	No		[57]
2022	Avatar 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Filming	[58]
2024	Avatar 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Filming	[58]

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Cameron speaking at the 2010 TED Conference

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1998	Mad About You	Himself	Episode: "The Finale"	[59]
2000–2002	Dark Angel	—	Executive producer Episode: "Pilot" (writer) Episode: "Freak Nation" (director and writer)	[60]
2001	Earthship.TV	—	Documentary Director	[61][62]
2002	Expedition: Bismarck	—	Documentary Co-director with Gary Johnstone and producer	[63]
2005	Last Mysteries of the Titanic	Himself	Documentary Director and producer	[64][65]
2005–2006	Entourage	Himself	4 episodes	[66]
2005	Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure	Himself	Documentary	[67][68]
2006	The Exodus Decoded	—	Documentary Executive producer	[69]
2007	The Lost Tomb of Jesus	—	Documentary Executive producer	[70]
2008–2009	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	—	Characters	[71]
2012	Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron	Himself	Documentary	[72]
2012	James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth	Himself	Documentary	[73]
2013	A New Age of Exploration: National Geographic at 125	Himself	Documentary	[72][74]
2014	Years of Living Dangerously	—	Documentary series Executive producer	[75]
2018	James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction	Host	Documentary series Executive producer	[76]

Notes

1. A worldwide 3D rerelease of the film in 2012 increased this total to over $2.18 billion.[11][12][13]
2. This record was held until 2010 when it was surpassed by the 3D science fiction film Avatar also directed by Cameron.[14]
3. The film was surpassed by Avengers: Endgame in 2019.[17]

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External links

• James Cameron filmography on IMDb