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James Wan

James Wan

Director · Born 1977-02-26 · Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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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 bil…

Directed

  1. Aquaman (2018) — Director
  2. The Conjuring (2013) — Director
  3. Furious 7 (2015) — Director
  4. Saw (2004) — Director
  5. The Conjuring 2 (2016) — Director
  6. Insidious (2011) — Director
  7. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) — Director
  8. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) — Director
  9. Malignant (2021) — Director
  10. Dead Silence (2007) — Director
  11. Death Sentence (2007) — Director
  12. MacGyver (2016) — Director
  13. Saw (2003) — Director
  14. Doggie Heaven (2008) — Director
  15. Stygian (1998) — Director
  16. The Creature from the Black Lagoon — Director
  17. The Call of Cthulhu — Director
  18. The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) — Theater Director
  2. The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) — Wedding Guest
  3. Lavalantula (2015) — Tour Bus Passenger
  4. Not Quite Hollywood (2008) — Self
  5. Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis (2019) — Self
  6. Superpowered: The DC Story (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  7. The Making of Dead Silence (2007) — Self
  8. 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments (2007) — Self
  9. Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015) — Self
  10. Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe (2020) — Self
  11. Daylight Robbery (1999) — Pilot
  12. Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman' (2019) — Self
  13. Hacking Away at 'Saw' (2005) — Self
  14. Hitchcocked! (2006) — Self
  15. Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam (2006) — Self