James Cameron Profile

James Francis Cameron born August 16, 1954, is a Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and inventor. His writing and directing work include The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009). To date, his directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$1.5 billion in North America and to $3.68 billion worldwide. After several feature films, Cameron turned his focus to documentary filmmaking, and to co-developing the digital 3-D Fusion Camera System. He returned to feature filmmaking with Avatar, which made use of the Fusion Camera System technology.

MAJOR FILMS:

• The Terminator (1984)

• Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

• Aliens (1986)

• The Abyss (1989)

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

• True Lies (1994)

• Titanic (1997)

• Spider-Man and Dark Angel (2000–2002)

• Documentaries (2002–2009)

• Avatar (2009)

• Future projects