Alexandre Aja

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1978-08-07 (46 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, 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

Director

Mice and Mystics

as Director

Crawl 2

as Director

Smart House

as Director

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

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
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

Producer

Tomie

as Executive Producer

Crawl 2

as Producer

Smart House

as Producer

2024
Never Let Go

as Producer

2023
2021
Oxygen

as Producer

2019
Crawl

as Producer

2017
47 Meters Down

as Executive Producer

2017
Urban Nightmares

as Producer

2014
The Pyramid

as Producer

2013
Horns

as Producer

2013
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

Actor

2022
Under the Stars

as Narrator (voice)

2019
Beyond Blood

as Self

2016
2014
Why Horror?

as Self

2010
French Meat

as Self

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

Writer

2013
Rock the Casbah

as Script Consultant

2012
Maniac

as Screenplay

2009
2008
Mirrors

as Screenplay

2007
P2

as Story

2007
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