Alexandre Aja

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

18

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-08-07 (47 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

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • The Big Pardon

    The Big Pardon

  • Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre

    Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre

  • Beyond Blood

    Beyond Blood

  • Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'

    Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'

  • Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

    Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

  • The Big Pardon 2

    The Big Pardon 2

  • Maniac: The Making of Documentary

    Maniac: The Making of Documentary

  • Fury of the Demon

    Fury of the Demon

  • Vidéo Club

    Vidéo Club

  • Brothers in Arms

    Brothers in Arms

  • French Meat

    French Meat

  • Le Grand Carnaval

    Le Grand Carnaval

  • Under the Stars

    Under the Stars

  • Why Horror?

    Why Horror?

  • Du sang sur la neige

    Du sang sur la neige

  • Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies

    Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies

  • Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

    Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur