Alexandre Aja

Born: 1978-08-07, Paris, France

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).

Filmography

• Crawl (2019)
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
• Never Let Go (2024)
• Piranha 3D (2010)
• Haute Tension (2003)
• Mirrors (2008)
• Oxygène (2021)
• Horns (2013)
• The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
• Sous la Seine 2
• L'Union sacrée (1989)
• Le Grand Carnaval (1983)
• Le Grand Pardon (1982)
• Le Grand Pardon II (1992)
• Sous les étoiles : road trip au pays du Drive-in (2022)
• Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam (2017)
• The Esseker File (2009)