Director
Alexandre Aja
- Born August 7, 1978 in Paris, France
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).
Known for
The Hills Have Eyes2006
Crawl2019
47 Meters Down2017
Horns2013
Piranha 3D2010
Mirrors2008
Oxygen2021
High Tension2003
Filmography
- TBAMice and MysticsFilmDirector, Writer
- TBAThe Flowers of EvilFilmDirector, Screenplay
- TBAUnder Paris 2FilmDirector, Writer, Associate Producer
- TBADead by DaylightFilmScreenplay
- 2027Crawl 2FilmDirector, Producer, Writer
- 2027StrawberriesFilmCo-Producer
- 2024Never Let GoFilmDirector, Producer
- 2024Jaws, a Monstrous SuccessFilmSelf - director
- 2023Night of the HuntedFilmProducer
- 2023The Blond Boy from the CasbahFilmSecond Unit Director
- 2022Under the StarsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2021OxygenFilmProducer, Director
- 2019CrawlFilmDirector, Producer
- 2019Beyond BloodFilmSelf
- 2019CrawlFilmDirector, Producer
- 201747 Meters DownFilmExecutive Producer
- 2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of SamFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 2017Urban NightmaresSeriesProducer
- 2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurFilmSelf
- 2016The Other Side of the DoorFilmProducer
- 2016The 9th Life of Louis DraxFilmDirector, Producer
- 2016Fury of the DemonFilmSelf
- 2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawFilmSelf
- 2014The PyramidFilmProducer
- 201424 DaysFilmAssistant Director
- 2014Why Horror?FilmSelf
- 2013HornsFilmDirector, Producer
- 2013Rock the CasbahFilmAssociate Producer, Script Consultant
- 2013Maniac: The Making of DocumentaryFilmSelf
- 2013Du sang sur la neigeFilmSelf
- 2012ManiacFilmScreenplay, Producer
- 2011Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'FilmSelf
- 2010Piranha 3DFilmDirector, Producer
- 2010French MeatFilmSelf
- 2010The Splat PackFilmSelf
- 2010Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, ZombiesFilmSelf
- 2009The Esseker FileFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 2008MirrorsFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2007P2FilmStory, Screenplay, Producer
- 2006The Hills Have EyesFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2004Mixed MarriageFilmSecond Unit Director
- 2003High TensionFilmDirector, Writer
- 2002Break of DawnFilmSecond Unit Director, Screenplay
- 2000Return to AlgiersFilmSecond Unit Director
- 1999FuriaFilmScreenplay, Director
- 1997Over the RainbowFilmWriter, Director
- 1992The Big Pardon 2FilmAlexander Atlan
- 1989Brothers in ArmsFilmThe child with the skateboard
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf
- 1983Le Grand CarnavalFilmRaphaël Labrouche
- 1982The Big PardonFilmL'enfant