J.A. Bayona

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1975-05-09 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Barcelona, Spain

J.A. Bayona

Biography

Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish film director. He directed the supernatural horror film "The Orphanage" (2007), the disaster drama "The Impossible" (2012), the fantasy drama "A Monster Calls" (2016), and the science fiction adventure film "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018), the fifth installment of the "Jurassic Park" series. His most recent film is "Society of the Snow" (2023), which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of "The Lord of the Rings: The R...

Production

2007

The Orphanage

as Director

1999

Mis vacaciones

as Director

2012

The Impossible

as Director

2016

A Monster Calls

as Director

1999

Mis vacaciones

as Screenplay

2023

2016

2008

2001

2008

2003

The Spongeman

as Writer

2017

Marrowbone

as Executive Producer

2018

I Hate New York

as Executive Producer

2024

Free Falling

as Producer

2015

Don't Leave Me

as Executive Producer

2025

Crazy Old Lady

as Producer

2015

2015

2025

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In Blood and Fire

as Screenplay

2023

2023

Society of the Snow

as Screenplay

2003

The Spongeman

as Director

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Truce

as Director

2003

The Spongeman

as Executive Producer

2021

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