James Wan
Directing
Born: February 26, 1977 (age 49) · Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Highest Rated
Biography
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Universe. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion. Wan is also the founder of the film and television production company Atomic Monster. Beginning his career with the Saw franchise, Wan made his feature directorial debut with his first film in 2004. The franchise became commercially successful and grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks, Wan found new success with the Insidious series, in which he directed the first film in 2010 and its 2013 sequel. The same year as the second Insidious, Wan directed the first Conjuring film to critical and commercial success. He served as the director of the second installment in 2016 and produced subsequent films in the franchise. Outside of horror, Wan directed Furious 7 (2015), the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero films Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Both Furious 7 and Aquaman grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 16th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Aquaman
2018
The Conjuring
2013
Furious 7
2015
Saw
2004
The Conjuring 2
2016
Insidious
2011
The Nun
2018
Mortal Kombat
2021
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2021
Annabelle
2014
Annabelle: Creation
2017
Saw II
2005
Photos (4)
Movies (3)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (10)
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
Self · 2 eps
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
Self
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
Self
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
Self
Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'
Self
Hitchcocked!
Self
The Making of Dead Silence
Self
Upcoming (12)
Other Mommy
Producer · Film
Paranormal Activity 8
Producer · Film
Untitled Blair Witch Film
Producer · Film
The Call of Cthulhu
Director · Film
The Call of Cthulhu
Producer · Film
The Last Train to New York
Producer · Film
Untitled Saw Film
Producer · Film
Untitled Saw Film
Characters · Film
Cosmetic
Producer · Film
Cosmetic
Idea · Film
Phasmophobia
Producer · Film
Milk
Producer · Film
Directing (16)
Insidious
Director
Insidious: Chapter 2
Director
The Conjuring
Director
MacGyver
Director
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Director
The Conjuring 2
Director
Saw
Director
Furious 7
Director
The Nun
Second Unit Director
Aquaman
Director
Dead Silence
Director
Malignant
Director
Death Sentence
Director
Saw
Director
Stygian
Director
Doggie Heaven
Director
Writing (30)
Soulm8te
Story
Insidious: Chapter 2
Story
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Story
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Story
The Conjuring 2
Screenplay
The Conjuring 2
Story
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Story
Saw
Story
The Nun
Story
M3GAN 2.0
Characters
The Nun II
Characters
Aquaman
Story
Annabelle Comes Home
Story
M3GAN
Story
Dead Silence
Story
Saw X
Characters
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Characters
Saw II
Characters
Malignant
Story
Saw III
Story
Saw III
Characters
Saw IV
Characters
Jigsaw
Characters
Saw VI
Characters
Saw V
Characters
Saw 3D
Characters
Stygian
Writer
Doggie Heaven
Story
Saw: Rebirth
Characters
The Scott Tibbs Documentary
Characters
Producing (47)
Backrooms
Producer
Insidious: Out of the Further
Producer
Soulm8te
Producer
Mortal Kombat II
Producer
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Producer
Insidious: The Red Door
Producer
Insidious: The Last Key
Producer
Insidious: Chapter 3
Producer
MacGyver
Executive Producer
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Producer
56 Days
Executive Producer
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Producer
The Conjuring 2
Producer
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Producer
The Nun
Producer
M3GAN 2.0
Producer
Mortal Kombat
Producer
The Nun II
Producer
Annabelle Comes Home
Producer
The Monkey
Producer
M3GAN
Producer
Annabelle: Creation
Producer
Saw X
Executive Producer
The Copenhagen Test
Executive Producer
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Executive Producer
The Curse of La Llorona
Producer
Saw II
Executive Producer
Annabelle
Producer
Malignant
Producer
Swamp Thing
Executive Producer
Lights Out
Producer
Saw III
Executive Producer
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Executive Producer
Saw IV
Executive Producer
Teacup
Executive Producer
Jigsaw
Executive Producer
Saw VI
Executive Producer
Night Swim
Producer
Saw V
Executive Producer
Saw 3D
Executive Producer
Salem's Lot
Producer
Archive 81
Executive Producer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Executive Producer
True Haunting
Executive Producer
There's Someone Inside Your House
Producer
Demonic
Producer
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Executive Producer