Alexandre Aja
August 7, 1978 (46 years old) in Paris, France
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978, in Paris, France), known professionally as Alexandre Aja, is a writer-director who has worked primarily 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 "Piranha 3D" (2010), "Horns" (2013), "Crawl" (2019), "Oxygen " (2021) and "Never Let Go" (2024). He is the son of French-Algerian filmmaker Alexandre Arcady.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 ·Under the Starsas Narrator (voice)
- 2019 ·Beyond Bloodas Self
- 2017 ·Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieuras Self
- 2016 ·Fury of the Demonas Himself
- 2015 ·Game Changer: The Legacy of Sawas Self
- 2014 ·Why Horror?as Self
- 2013 ·Du sang sur la neigeas Self
- 2013 ·Maniac: The Making of Documentaryas Self
- 2010 ·French Meatas Self
- 2010 ·Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombiesas Himself
- 1992 ·The Big Pardon 2as Alexander Atlan
- 1989 ·Brothers in Armsas The child with the skateboard
- 1983 ·Le Grand Carnavalas Raphaël Labrouche
- 1982 ·The Big Pardonas L'enfant