James Wan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-02-26 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

James Wan

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 founder 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...

Production

2004

Saw

as Director

2007

Saw IV

as Executive Producer

2007

Death Sentence

as Director

2016

2016

The Conjuring 2

as Screenplay

2010

Saw 3D

as Executive Producer

2005

Saw: Rebirth

as Characters

2011

Insidious

as Director

2022

M3GAN

as Story

2013

-

Below

as Producer

2023

The Nun II

as Producer

2013

The Conjuring

as Director

1998

Stygian

as Director

2015

Furious 7

as Director

2008

Doggie Heaven

as Director

-

Arachnophobia

as Producer

2003

Saw

as Director

2003

Saw

as Editor

2016

The Conjuring 2

as Director

2007

Dead Silence

as Director

2014

Annabelle

as Producer

2011

Insidious

as Editor

-

Cosmetic

as Original Concept

-

Cosmetic

as Producer

2015

Demonic

as Producer

2015

-

Knight Rider

as Producer

2018

Aquaman

as Director

2005

Saw II

as Executive Producer

2016

Lights Out

as Producer

2025

Mortal Kombat II

as Producer

-

Saw XI

as Characters

-

The Burden

as Producer

2023

Saw X

as Executive Producer

2004

Saw

as Story

2017

Jigsaw

as Executive Producer

2017

2024

Night Swim

as Producer

-

Saw XI

as Executive Producer

-

GMO

as Producer

-

Mass Extinction

as Producer

-

Border Patrol

as Producer

-

Shelter

as Producer

-

The Troop

as Producer

-

The Entity

as Producer

-

Smart House

as Producer

-

2025

M3GAN 2.0

as Producer

2025

M3GAN 2.0

as Characters

2018

Aquaman

as Story

-

The Backrooms

as Producer

2018

The Nun

as Producer

1998

Stygian

as Writer

-

Dead by Daylight

as Producer

-

2025

The Monkey

as Producer

2018

The Nun

as Story

2023

Saw X

as Characters

2005

Saw II

as Characters

2007

Saw IV

as Characters

2008

Saw V

as Characters

2009

Saw VI

as Characters

2010

Saw 3D

as Characters

2017

Jigsaw

as Characters

2026

2025

SOULM8TE

as Story

2025

SOULM8TE

as Producer

2007

Dead Silence

as Story

2019

2008

Doggie Heaven

as Editor

2022

M3GAN

as Producer

2023

The Nun II

as Characters

-

Milk

as Producer

2021

Mortal Kombat

as Producer

2016

The Conjuring 2

as Producer

2021

Malignant

as Director

2021

Malignant

as Producer

2021

Malignant

as Story

2021

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

as Executive Producer

-

Hunting Season

as Producer

-

Sweet Tooth

as Producer

2006

Saw III

as Story

2006

Saw III

as Executive Producer

2008

Saw V

as Executive Producer

2009

Saw VI

as Executive Producer

2024

Salem's Lot

as Producer

2008

-

Phasmophobia

as Producer

2006

Saw III

as Characters

-

Untitled Saw Film

as Characters

-

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