James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer he majored in physics at the California State University, but after graduating drove a truck to support his screenwriting.

He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) the following year.

In 1984 he wrote and directed The Terminator. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens, Terminator 2 & Titanic. Cameron is now one of the most sought after directors in Hollywood.

(200?) Fantastic Voyage

Director

Date of birth: Aug 16, 1954

(200?) True Lies 2

Director / Writer

Location: Kapuskasing, Ontario,

(2002) Solaris

Producer

Canada

(1997) Titanic

Director / Writer / Producer

(1996) T2-3D: Battle Across Time

Director / Writer

(1995) Strange Days

Writer / Producer

(1994) True Lies

Director / Co-writer / Producer

(1991) Point Break

Co-writer / Exec. Producer

(1991) T2: Judgment Day

Director / Writer

(1989) The Abyss

Director / Writer

(1988) Alien Nation

Co-writer

(1986) Aliens

Director / Writer

(1985) Rambo: First Blood Part II

Co-writer

(1984) The Terminator

Director / Writer

(1981) Piranha II: The Spawning

Director

(1978) Xenogenesis

Director / Writer