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James Wan

James Wan

Known For Directing
Birthday Feb 26, 1977 (48)
Birthplace Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 25, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 found ... er 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 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 16th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

as Theater Director

Lavalantula

Lavalantula

2015

as Tour Bus Passenger

M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN 2.0

2025

Characters

Saw XI

Saw XI

2025

Characters

Saw X

Saw X

2023

Characters

The Nun II

The Nun II

2023

Characters

M3GAN

M3GAN

2022

Story

Malignant

Malignant

2021

Story

Aquaman

Aquaman

2018

Story

The Nun

The Nun

2018

Story

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

2017

Characters

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

2016

Screenplay, Story

Insidious

Insidious

2011

Editor

Saw 3D

Saw 3D

2010

Characters

Saw VI

Saw VI

2009

Characters

Doggie Heaven

Doggie Heaven

2008

Editor, Story

Saw V

Saw V

2008

Characters

Saw IV

Saw IV

2007

Characters

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

2007

Story

The Scott Tibbs Documentary

The Scott Tibbs Documentary

2006

Characters

Saw III

Saw III

2006

Story

Saw II

Saw II

2005

Characters

Saw: Rebirth

Saw: Rebirth

2005

Characters

Saw

Saw

2004

Story

Saw

Saw

2003

Editor

Malignant

Malignant

2021

Director

Aquaman

Aquaman

2018

Director

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

2016

Director

Furious 7

Furious 7

2015

Director

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

Director

The Conjuring

The Conjuring

2013

Director

Insidious

Insidious

2011

Director

Doggie Heaven

Doggie Heaven

2008

Director

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

2007

Director

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

2007

Director

Saw

Saw

2004

Director

Saw

Saw

2003

Director

The Monkey

The Monkey

2025

Producer

M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN 2.0

2025

Producer

Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II

2025

Producer

Saw XI

Saw XI

2025

Executive Producer

Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

2024

Producer

Night Swim

Night Swim

2024

Producer

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

2023

Producer

Saw X

Saw X

2023

Executive Producer

The Nun II

The Nun II

2023

Producer

M3GAN

M3GAN

2022

Producer

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

2021

Executive Producer

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

2021

Producer

Malignant

Malignant

2021

Producer

The Curse of La Llorona

The Curse of La Llorona

2019

Producer

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home

2019

Producer

The Nun

The Nun

2018

Producer

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key

2018

Producer

Annabelle: Creation

Annabelle: Creation

2017

Producer

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

2017

Executive Producer

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

2016

Producer

Lights Out

Lights Out

2016

Producer

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

Producer

Demonic

Demonic

2015

Producer

Annabelle

Annabelle

2014

Producer

Saw 3D

Saw 3D

2010

Executive Producer

Saw VI

Saw VI

2009

Executive Producer

Saw V

Saw V

2008

Executive Producer

Saw IV

Saw IV

2007

Executive Producer

Saw III

Saw III

2006

Executive Producer

Saw II

Saw II

2005

Executive Producer

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30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

as Himself

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 2007

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