James Wan

James Wan

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1977-02-26 (47 years old)

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Biography

James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is a Malaysia-born Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and comic book writer. 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. Wan is also the founder of Atomic Monster, which has produced film and television projects.


After directing the micro-budget film "Stygian" (2000), Wan made his professional feature directorial debut with "Saw" (2004). The film was a hit and launched a franchise that has grossed more than $1 billion globally. Following a period of setbacks with the underperforming titles "Dead Silence" and "Death Sentence" (both 2007), Wan returned to commercial success with the PG-13 supernatural horror-fantasy "Insidious" (2010), and went on to direct "Insidious: Part 2" (2013) and to produce further sequels in the series. In between his two "Insidious" projects, Wan directed the more traditional supernatural horror film "The Conjuring" (2013), which achieved enormous critical and commercial success and spawned a sprawling set of sequels and spin-offs collectively known as The Conjuring Universe. Wan served as the director of "The Conjuring 2" (2016) while producing subsequent films in the franchise such as "Annabelle" (2014) and "The Nun" (2018). The Conjuring Universe is the second highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion.


Outside of horror, Wan directed "Furious 7" (2015), the seventh installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise, and the DC Extended Universe superhero film "Aquaman" (2018). Both grossed over $1 billion, making Wan the eighth director with two films to reach the milestone. He is the 20th highest-grossing director of all time as of 2021, with his films having grossed over $3.6 billion worldwide.

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Filmography

all 96

Movies 83

Producer 66

TV Shows 13

Director 12

Writer 9

self 8

Producer
M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN 2.0 (2025)

Movie
Writer
La Noche Del Demonio

La Noche Del Demonio (2024)

Movie
Executive Producer / Characters
Saw XI

Saw XI (2024)

Movie
Producer
Night Swim

Night Swim (2024)

Movie
9.5
Director / Producer / Story
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Movie
8.25
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Saw X

Saw X (2023)

Movie
7
Writer
The Nun II

The Nun II (2023)

Movie
6.86
Producer
Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

Movie
6.67
Writer
M3GAN

M3GAN (2022)

Movie
7.67
Executive Producer
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles

Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (2022)

TV
Executive Producer
Archive 81

Archive 81 (2022)

TV
6.5
Executive Producer
I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)

TV
Executive Producer
Aquaman: King of Atlantis

Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021)

TV
Producer
There's Someone Inside Your House

There's Someone Inside Your House (2021)

Movie
8
Director
Malignant

Malignant (2021)

Movie
8
Writer
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Movie
8.2
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

Movie
5.75
Producer
Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Movie
7.17
Writer
Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

Movie
5.69
Executive Producer
Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing (2019)

TV
6
Producer
The Curse of La Llorona

The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

Movie
6.02
Self
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis (2019)

Movie
9
Self
Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman'

Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman' (2019)

Movie
Director
Aquaman

Aquaman (2018)

Movie
6.79
Writer
The Nun

The Nun (2018)

Movie
6.11
Producer
Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

Movie
5.93
Executive Producer / Creator / Original Film Writer
Jigsaw

Jigsaw (2017)

Movie
6
Producer
Annabelle: Creation

Annabelle: Creation (2017)

Movie
6.15
Director / Executive Producer
MacGyver

MacGyver (2016)

TV
6.26
Producer
Lights Out

Lights Out (2016)

Movie
6.25
Screenplay / Director / Producer / Story
The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Movie
5.88
Himself / Thanks
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015)

Movie
Tour Bus Passenger
Lavalantula

Lavalantula (2015)

Movie
Producer
Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Movie
5.59
Director
Furious 7

Furious 7 (2015)

Movie
6.75
Producer
Demonic

Demonic (2015)

Movie
6
Producer
Annabelle

Annabelle (2014)

Movie
7.15
Director / Story
Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

Movie
5.7
Director
The Conjuring

The Conjuring (2013)

Movie
6.93
Director
Insidious

Insidious (2011)

Movie
6.29
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Saw 3D

Saw 3D (2010)

Movie
5.94
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Saw VI

Saw VI (2009)

Movie
5.14
Director
Doggie Heaven

Doggie Heaven (2008)

Movie
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Saw V

Saw V (2008)

Movie
4
Self
Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood (2008)

Movie
Self
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments (2007)

TV
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Saw IV

Saw IV (2007)

Movie
6.47
Director
Death Sentence

Death Sentence (2007)

Movie
10
Self
The Making of Dead Silence

The Making of Dead Silence (2007)

Movie
Director / Writer
Dead Silence

Dead Silence (2007)

Movie
5.11
Writer
Saw III

Saw III (2006)

Movie
6.41
Writer
The Scott Tibbs Documentary

The Scott Tibbs Documentary (2006)

Movie
Self
Hitchcocked!

Hitchcocked! (2006)

Movie
Executive Producer / Original Film Writer
Saw II

Saw II (2005)

Movie
5.93
Writer
Saw: Rebirth

Saw: Rebirth (2005)

Movie
Himself
Hacking Away at Saw

Hacking Away at Saw (2005)

Movie
Director
Saw

Saw (2004)

Movie
5.86
Director
Saw

Saw (2003)

Movie
8
Director
Stygian

Stygian (2000)

Movie
Producer
Milk

Milk

Movie
Producer
Knight Rider

Knight Rider

Movie
Executive Producer
Teacup

Teacup

TV
Producer
The Last Train to New York

The Last Train to New York

Movie
Producer / Idea
Smart House

Smart House

Movie
Producer
The Monkey

The Monkey

Movie
Producer
Lights Out 2

Lights Out 2

Movie
Producer
Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth

Movie
Producer
Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia

Movie
Producer
The Backrooms

The Backrooms

Movie
Producer
The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Movie
Producer
The Burden

The Burden

Movie
Director / Producer / Writer
The Call of Cthulhu

The Call of Cthulhu

Movie
Executive Producer
Obsession

Obsession

TV
Producer
Untitled Dead by Daylight Film

Untitled Dead by Daylight Film

Movie
Producer / Comic Book
Malignant Man

Malignant Man

Movie
Producer
The Troop

The Troop

Movie
Producer
The Boy Who Drew Monsters

The Boy Who Drew Monsters

Movie
Executive Producer
Untitled James Wan and Simu Liu Sci-fi Project

Untitled James Wan and Simu Liu Sci-fi Project

TV
Producer
The Entity

The Entity

Movie
Producer
The Tommyknockers

The Tommyknockers

Movie
Producer
Shelter

Shelter

Movie
Producer
Mass Extinction

Mass Extinction

Movie
Producer
GMO

GMO

Movie
Producer
Border Patrol

Border Patrol

Movie
Producer
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit

Movie
Executive Producer
The Conjuring

The Conjuring

TV
Producer
Below

Below

Movie
Executive Producer
The Magic Order

The Magic Order

TV
Executive Producer
Gargoyles

Gargoyles

TV
Producer
Thread: An Insidious Tale

Thread: An Insidious Tale

Movie
Producer
Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

Movie
Producer
Mortal Kombat 2

Mortal Kombat 2

Movie
Producer
Untitled James Wan Universal Monster Project

Untitled James Wan Universal Monster Project

Movie
Producer
Hunting Season

Hunting Season

Movie
Producer
Van Helsing

Van Helsing

Movie
Producer / Original Concept
Cosmetic

Cosmetic

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.24
Based on 6.27 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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James WanJames Wan

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1977-02-26 (47 years old)

Birth Place
Kuching, Malaysia

Citizenships
Australia

Residences
Washington · D.C., United States of America

Also Known As
제임스 완, Джеймс Ван, 温子仁, 詹姆斯·温

Awards
Asia's Most Influential Malaysia


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