Biography
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish film director. He directed the supernatural horror film "The Orphanage" (2007), the disaster drama "The Impossible" (2012), the fantasy drama "A Monster Calls" (2016), and the science fiction adventure film "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018), the fifth installment of the "Jurassic Park" series. His most recent film is "Society of the Snow" (2023), which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (2022).
Directed
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) — Director
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The Impossible (2012) — Director
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) — Director
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A Monster Calls (2016) — Director
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Society of the Snow (2023) — Director
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The Orphanage (2007) — Director
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Penny Dreadful (2014) — Director
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (2022) — Director
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Mis vacaciones (1999) — Director
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The Spongeman (2003) — Director
- Diminutos del calvario (2001) — Director
- Nine Days in Haiti (2015) — Director
- La Desgracia en 3D (2008) — Director
- In Blood and Fire — Director
- Truce — Director
Also appeared in
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Spanish Movie (2009) — Alfrodo
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The Queen of Spain (2016) — El proyeccionista cinéfilo
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Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024) — Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter
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Wolfgang (2025) — Él mismo
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Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar (2017) — Self - Filmmaker
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Alguna pregunta més? (2004) — Self - Interviewee
- Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved (2018) — Self
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La Revuelta (2024) — Self - Guest
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Querido Fotogramas (2018) — Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return (2018) — Self
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The Great Illusion (2016) — Self
- Nine Days in Haiti (2015) — Narrator (voice)
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The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire (2024) — J. A.
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La matemática del espejo (2021) — Self
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Late Xou con Marc Giró (2023) — Self - Guest
- Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves (2018) — Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia (2018) — Self
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Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation (2018) — Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Island Action (2018) — Self
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Mundos virtuales (2013)
- Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today (2013) — J. A. Bayona
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Cinema mon amour (2019) — Self
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La vida és Verdi (2026)
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30 minuts (1984) — Juan Antonio Bayona
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Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez (2017) — Self - Interviewee
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Spursito & Company (2023) — Self
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La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català (2019) — Self