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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-08-07 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Alexandre Aja

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).

Known For

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Never Let Go

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The Hills Have Eyes

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Piranha 3D

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Crawl

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Mirrors

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The 9th Life of Louis Drax

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Horns

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Oxygen

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High Tension

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Furia

Acting

2022

Under the Stars as Narrator (voice)

2019

Beyond Blood as Self

2017

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur as Self

2016

Fury of the Demon as Himself

2015

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self

2014

Why Horror? as Self

2013

Maniac: The Making of Documentary as Self

Du sang sur la neige as Self

2010

Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies as Himself

French Meat as Self

1992

The Big Pardon 2 as Alexander Atlan

1989

Brothers in Arms as The child with the skateboard

1987

Sacrée soirée as Self

1983

Le Grand Carnaval as Raphaël Labrouche

1982

The Big Pardon as L'enfant

Directing

2024

Never Let Go as Director

2023

Once Upon a Time in Algeria as Second Unit Director

2021

Oxygen as Director

2019

Crawl as Director

2017

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam as Director

2016

The 9th Life of Louis Drax as Director

2014

24 Days as Assistant Director

2013

Horns as Director

2010

Piranha 3D as Director

2009

The Esseker File as Director

2008

Mirrors as Director

2006

The Hills Have Eyes as Director

2004

Mixed Marriage as Second Unit Director

2003

High Tension as Director

2002

Break of Dawn as Second Unit Director

2000

Return to Algiers as Second Unit Director

1999

Furia as Director

1997

Over the Rainbow as Director

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Smart House as Director

Crawl 2 as Director

Mice and Mystics as Director

Writing

2017

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam as Writer

2013

Rock the Casbah as Script Consultant

2012

Maniac as Screenplay

2009

The Esseker File as Writer

2008

Mirrors as Screenplay

2007

P2 as Story

P2 as Screenplay

2006

The Hills Have Eyes as Screenplay

2003

High Tension as Writer

2002

Break of Dawn as Screenplay

1999

Furia as Screenplay

1997

Over the Rainbow as Writer

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Mice and Mystics as Writer

Production

2024

Never Let Go as Producer

2023

Night of the Hunted as Producer

2021

Oxygen as Producer

2019

Crawl as Producer

2017

47 Meters Down as Executive Producer

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam as Producer

Urban Nightmares as Producer

2016

The Other Side of the Door as Producer

The 9th Life of Louis Drax as Producer

2014

The Pyramid as Producer

2013

Horns as Producer

Rock the Casbah as Associate Producer

2012

Maniac as Producer

2010

Piranha 3D as Producer

2009

The Esseker File as Producer

2007

P2 as Producer

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Smart House as Producer

Crawl 2 as Producer

Tomie as Executive Producer