Alexandre Aja
Known for directing · Born 7 August 1978 · 48 · Paris, France
52 credits
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 Eyes
2006
Crawl
2019
Horns
2013
Piranha 3D
2010
Mirrors
2008
Oxygen
2021
High Tension
2003
Never Let Go
2024
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
2016
Maniac
2012
P2
2007
47 Meters Down
2017
Acting (18)
2024Jaws, a Monstrous SuccessSelf - directorFilm
2022Under the StarsNarrator (voice)Film
2019Beyond BloodSelfFilm
2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurSelfFilm
2016Fury of the DemonSelfFilm
2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelfFilm
2014Why Horror?SelfFilm
2013Maniac: The Making of DocumentarySelfFilm
2013Du sang sur la neigeSelfFilm
2011Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'SelfFilm
2010French MeatSelfFilm
2010The Splat PackSelfFilm
2010Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, ZombiesSelfFilm
1992The Big Pardon 2Alexander AtlanFilm
1989Brothers in ArmsThe child with the skateboardFilm
1987Sacrée soiréeSelfSeries
1983Le Grand CarnavalRaphaël LabroucheFilm
1982The Big PardonL'enfantFilm
Directing (20)
2027Crawl 2Director, Producer, WriterFilm
2024Never Let GoDirector, ProducerFilm
2023The Blond Boy from the CasbahSecond Unit DirectorFilm
2019CrawlDirector, ProducerFilm
2019CrawlDirector, ProducerFilm
2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of SamDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2016The 9th Life of Louis DraxDirector, ProducerFilm
201424 DaysAssistant DirectorFilm
2013HornsDirector, ProducerFilm
2010Piranha 3DDirector, ProducerFilm
2009The Esseker FileDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2008MirrorsDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2006The Hills Have EyesDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2004Mixed MarriageSecond Unit DirectorFilm
2003High TensionDirector, WriterFilm
2002Break of DawnSecond Unit Director, ScreenplayFilm
2000Return to AlgiersSecond Unit DirectorFilm
—Mice and MysticsDirector, WriterFilm
—The Flowers of EvilDirector, ScreenplayFilm
—Under Paris 2Director, Writer, Associate ProducerFilm
Production (9)
2027StrawberriesCo-ProducerFilm
2023Night of the HuntedProducerFilm
2021OxygenProducer, DirectorFilm
201747 Meters DownExecutive ProducerFilm
2017Urban NightmaresProducerSeries
2016The Other Side of the DoorProducerFilm
2014The PyramidProducerFilm
2013Rock the CasbahAssociate Producer, Script ConsultantFilm
—Smart HouseProducerFilm
Writing (5)
2012ManiacScreenplay, ProducerFilm
2007P2Screenplay, Story, ProducerFilm
1999FuriaScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1997Over the RainbowWriter, DirectorFilm
—Dead by DaylightScreenplayFilm