Alexandre Aja

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthday

07/08/1978

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Alexandre-Jouan Arcady

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady

Alexandre Jouan

Alexandre Jouan Arcady

Alexandre Juan

알렉산드르 아야

Alexandre Aja

Biography

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978) is a French filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough slasher film High Tension (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), Oxygen (2021) and Never Let Go (2024).

Alexandre Aja

Alexandre Aja

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthday

07/08/1978

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Alexandre-Jouan Arcady

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady

Alexandre Jouan

Alexandre Jouan Arcady

Alexandre Juan

알렉산드르 아야

Biography

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978) is a French filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough slasher film High Tension (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), Oxygen (2021) and Never Let Go (2024).