
Director
Alexandre Aja
Born 1978 · Paris, France
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).
Directed

The Hills Have Eyes
Director · 2006

Crawl
Director · 2019

High Tension
Director · 2003

Horns
Director · 2013

Oxygen
Director · 2021

Mirrors
Director · 2008

Piranha 3D
Director · 2010

The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Director · 2016

Never Let Go
Director · 2024

24 Days
Assistant Director · 2014

Return to Algiers
Second Unit Director · 2000

Furia
Director · 1999

The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Second Unit Director · 2023

Break of Dawn
Second Unit Director · 2002

Mixed Marriage
Second Unit Director · 2004

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Director · 2017

Over the Rainbow
Director · 1997

Under Paris 2
Director
Acting

Brothers in Arms
The child with the skateboard · 1989

The Big Pardon
L'enfant · 1982

Le Grand Carnaval
Raphaël Labrouche · 1983

Fury of the Demon
Self · 2016

The Big Pardon 2
Alexander Atlan · 1992

Why Horror?
Self · 2014

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self · 2015

Jaws, a Monstrous Success
Self - director · 2024

Vidéo Club
Self · 2018

Under the Stars
Narrator (voice) · 2022

Sacrée Soirée
Self · 1987
The Splat Pack
Self · 2010

French Meat
Self · 2010

Beyond Blood
Self · 2019
Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'
Self · 2011

Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Self · 2013

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self · 2017

Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Self · 2010

Du sang sur la neige
Self · 2013
Writing

The Hills Have Eyes
Screenplay · 2006

High Tension
Writer · 2003

Mirrors
Screenplay · 2008

P2
Story · 2007

Maniac
Screenplay · 2012

Rock the Casbah
Script Consultant · 2013

Furia
Screenplay · 1999

Break of Dawn
Screenplay · 2002

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Writer · 2017

Over the Rainbow
Writer · 1997
Dead by Daylight
Screenplay

Under Paris 2
Writer