Alexandre Aja
August 7, 1978 (48 years old) in Paris, France
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978), known professionally as Alexandre Aja, is a French filmmaker. He created the pseudonym "Aja" by taking the initial letters of his full name. Aja has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his breakthrough sophomore film, the acclaimed 2003 French-language psychological slasher High Tension, after which he made the transition to American films with his 2006 remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes. He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), and Never Let Go (2024). Aja is the son of French-Algerian director Alexandre Arcady.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Jaws, a Monstrous Success as Self - director
- 2022 · Under the Stars as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Beyond Blood as Self
- 2017 · Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur as Self
- 2016 · Fury of the Demon as Self
- 2015 · Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
- 2014 · Why Horror? as Self
- 2013 · Du sang sur la neige as Self
- 2013 · Maniac: The Making of Documentary as Self
- 2011 · Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D' as Self
- 2010 · The Splat Pack as Self
- 2010 · French Meat as Self
- 2010 · Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies as Self
- 1992 · The Big Pardon 2 as Alexander Atlan
- 1989 · Brothers in Arms as The child with the skateboard
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as Self
- 1983 · Le Grand Carnaval as Raphaël Labrouche
- 1982 · The Big Pardon as L'enfant