Alexandre Aja
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1978-08-07
Place of birth: 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).
Known for
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013Self
Brothers in Arms
1989The child with the skateboard
Under the Stars
2022Narrator (voice)
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017Self
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010Self
Beyond Blood
2019Self
French Meat
2010Self
Du sang sur la neige
2013Self
Why Horror?
2014Self
Fury of the Demon
2016Self
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015Self
The Big Pardon
1982L'enfant
The Big Pardon 2
1992Alexander Atlan
Le Grand Carnaval
1983Raphaël Labrouche