James Cameron filmography

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

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 1981 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]

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 breaking the record set by Titanic, and still holds this record as of 2014.^[14][17] Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won three in technical categories.^[18] Cameron also earned a second Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Drama.^[19] 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.^[20]

Film

Cameron (right) with his then wife and Aliens producer Gale Anne Hurd (left) in 1986^[21]

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

Cameron speaking at the 2010 TED Conference

Title	Year	Credited as				Notes	Ref(s)
		Director	Writer	Producer	Other
Xenogenesis	1978	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short film Visual effects producer	[1]
Happy Birthday, Gemini	1980				Yes	Set dresser assistant	[22]
Battle Beyond the Stars	1980				Yes	Photographer, art director, and miniatures designer	[23]
Escape from New York	1981				Yes	Special visual effects photographer and matte artist	[24]
Galaxy of Terror	1981				Yes	Second unit director and production designer	[25]
Piranha II: The Spawning	1981	Yes	Yes				[26]
Android	1982				Yes	Design consultant	[27]
The Terminator	1984	Yes	Yes				[28]
Rambo: First Blood Part II	1985		Yes				[29]
Aliens	1986	Yes	Yes				[30]
The Abyss	1989	Yes	Yes				[31]
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	1991	Yes	Yes	Yes			[32]
Point Break	1991			Yes		Executive producer	[33]
True Lies	1994	Yes	Yes	Yes			[34]
Strange Days	1995		Yes	Yes			[35]
Titanic	1997	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Editor and director of photography	[36]
The Muse	1999				Yes	Appeared as himself	[37]
High Heels and Low Lifes	2001				Yes	Appeared as Reporter	[38]
Solaris	2002			Yes			[39]
Ghosts of the Abyss	2003	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself Reality Camera System designer	[40][41]
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	2003				Yes	Writer (characters)	[42]
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea	2003			Yes		Executive producer IMAX only	[43]
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing	2004				Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself	[44]
Aliens of the Deep	2005	Yes		Yes	Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself Cinematographer	[45][46][47]
Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon	2006				Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself	[48]
Terminator Salvation	2009				Yes	Writer (characters)	[49]
Avatar	2009	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Editor	[50]
Sanctum	2011			Yes		Executive producer	[51]
Side by Side	2012				Yes	Documentary Appeared as himself	[52]
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away	2012			Yes		Executive producer	[53]
Deepsea Challenge 3D	2014			Yes	Yes	Documentary Executive producer Appeared as himself	[54]
Terminator Genisys	2015				Yes	Writer (characters)	[55]

Television

Title	Year	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref(s)
Mad About You	1998	Himself	NBC	Episode: "The Finale"	[56]
Dark Angel	2000−02	—	FOX	Executive producer Episode: "Freak Nation" (director)	[57]
Expedition: Bismarck	2002	—	Discovery Channel	Director and producer	[58]
Last Mysteries of the Titanic	2005	Himself	Discovery Channel	Director and producer Documentary	[59][60]
Entourage	2005−06	Himself	HBO	Episode: "The Sundance Kids" Episode: "The Bat Mitzvah" Episode: "The Abyss" Episode: "Aquamom"	[61]
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure	2005	Himself	Channel 4	Documentary	[62][63]
The Exodus Decoded	2006	—	The History Channel	Executive producer Documentary	[64]
The Lost Tomb of Jesus	2007	—	Discovery Channel	Executive producer Documentary	[65]
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	2008−09	—	FOX	Writer (characters)	[66]
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron	2012	Himself	National Geographic Channel	Documentary	[67]
James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth	2012	Himself	National Geographic Channel	Documentary	[68]
A New Age of Exploration: National Geographic at 125	2013	Himself	National Geographic Channel		[67][69]
Years of Living Dangerously	2014	—	Showtime	Executive producer Documentary series	[70]

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]

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External links

• James Cameron filmography at the Internet Movie Database