Alexandre Aja

Personal Info

Birthday

August 7, 1978

(47 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Alexandre-Jouan Arcady

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady

Alexandre Jouan

Alexandre Jouan Arcady

Alexandre Juan

알렉산드르 아야

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

The Big Pardon

Brothers in Arms

The Big Pardon 2

Le Grand Carnaval

Under the Stars

Filmography

2024
Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre
as Self - director
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
Du sang sur la neige
as Self
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
as Self
2011
Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'
as Self
2010
French Meat
as Self
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
as Himself
1992
The Big Pardon 2
as Alexander Atlan
1989
Brothers in Arms
as The child with the skateboard
1983
Le Grand Carnaval
as Raphaël Labrouche
1982
The Big Pardon
as L'enfant