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Alexandre Aja

Alexandre Aja

Directing1978Paris, France

Biography

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978) is a French filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough slasher film High Tension (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), Oxygen (2021) and Never Let Go (2024).

Acting History

2024
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
as Self - director
Never Let Go
Director
Never Let Go
Producer
2023
2022
Under the Stars
as Narrator (voice)
2021
Oxygen
Producer
Oxygen
Director
2019
Crawl
Director
Crawl
Producer
2014
24 Days
Assistant Director
The Pyramid
Producer
2013
Horns
Director
Horns
Producer
Rock the Casbah
Associate Producer
Rock the Casbah
Script Consultant
2012
Maniac
Screenplay
Maniac
Producer
2008
Mirrors
Director
Mirrors
Screenplay
2007
P2
Screenplay
P2
Story
P2
Producer
2004
Mixed Marriage
Second Unit Director
2003
2002
Break of Dawn
Second Unit Director
Break of Dawn
Screenplay
2000
Return to Algiers
Second Unit Director
1999
Furia
Screenplay
Furia
Director
1992
The Big Pardon 2
as Alexander Atlan
Sacrée Soirée
TVas Self1 eps
1989
Brothers in Arms
as The child with the skateboard
1983
Le Grand Carnaval
as Raphaël Labrouche
1982
The Big Pardon
as L'enfant

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/7/1978(47 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France