About

Known credits:
149
Birthday:
1977-02-26
Place of birth:
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Website:
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James Wan

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2021 Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe Actor Self 59
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2019 Going Deep Into the World of 'Aquaman' Actor Self 59
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2019 Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis Actor Self 59
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2015 Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw Actor Self 59
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2015 Lavalantula Actor Tour Bus Passenger 56
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2015 Insidious: Chapter 3 Actor Theater Director 62
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2008 Not Quite Hollywood Actor Self 60
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2007 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments Actor Himself 69
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2007 The Making of Dead Silence Actor Self 59
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2006 Hitchcocked! Actor Self N/A
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2005 Hacking Away at Saw Actor Self 59
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2004 The Making of Saw Actor Himself 60
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Directing
2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Directing Director 65
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2021 Malignant Directing Director 66
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2018 Aquaman Directing Director 68
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2016 The Conjuring 2 Directing Director 72
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2015 Furious 7 Directing Director 71
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2013 Insidious: Chapter 2 Directing Director 65
Fair
2013 The Conjuring Directing Director 74
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2011 Insidious Directing Director 68
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2008 Doggie Heaven Directing Director 59
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2007 Death Sentence Directing Director 64
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2007 Dead Silence Directing Director 63
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2004 Saw Directing Director 73
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2003 Saw Directing Director 64
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1998 Stygian Directing Director N/A
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The Creature from the Black Lagoon Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2026 SOULM8TE Writing Story N/A
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2025 Saw XI Writing Characters N/A
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2025 The Conjuring: Last Rites Writing Story N/A
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2025 M3GAN 2.0 Writing Characters N/A
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2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Writing Story 65
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2023 Saw X Writing Characters 69
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2023 The Nun II Writing Characters 65
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2022 M3GAN Writing Story 69
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2021 Malignant Writing Story 66
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2021 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Writing Story 72
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2021 Spiral: From the Book of Saw Writing Characters 59
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2019 Annabelle Comes Home Writing Story 63
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2018 Aquaman Writing Story 68
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2018 The Nun Writing Story 58
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2017 Jigsaw Writing Characters 61
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2016 The Conjuring 2 Writing Story 72
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2016 The Conjuring 2 Writing Screenplay 72
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2013 Insidious: Chapter 2 Writing Story 65
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2010 Saw 3D Writing Characters 59
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2009 Saw VI Writing Characters 62
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2008 Doggie Heaven Writing Story 59
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2008 Saw V Writing Characters 61
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2007 Saw IV Writing Characters 61
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2007 Dead Silence Writing Story 63
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2006 Saw III Writing Story 63
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2006 The Scott Tibbs Documentary Writing Characters 59
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2005 Saw II Writing Characters 65
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2005 Saw: Rebirth Writing Characters 58
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2004 Saw Writing Story 73
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1998 Stygian Writing Writer N/A
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The Creature from the Black Lagoon Writing Story N/A
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Smart House Writing Idea N/A
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The Crooked Man Writing Story N/A
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Cosmetic Writing Original Concept N/A
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Production
2026 Untitled Lee Cronin Film Production Producer N/A
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2026 SOULM8TE Production Producer N/A
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2025 Mortal Kombat 2 Production Producer N/A
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2025 Saw XI Production Executive Producer N/A
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2025 The Conjuring: Last Rites Production Producer N/A
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2025 Insidious: The Bleeding World Production Producer N/A
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2025 M3GAN 2.0 Production Producer N/A
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2025 The Monkey Production Producer N/A
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2024 Teacup Production Executive Producer 72
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2024 Salem's Lot Production Producer 60
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2024 Night Swim Production Producer 57
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2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Production Producer 65
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2023 Saw X Production Executive Producer 69
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2023 The Nun II Production Producer 65
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2023 Insidious: The Red Door Production Producer 64
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2022 M3GAN Production Producer 69
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2022 Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
2022 Archive 81 Production Executive Producer 71
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2021 Aquaman: King of Atlantis Production Executive Producer 68
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2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer Production Executive Producer 66
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2021 There's Someone Inside Your House Production Producer 56
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2021 Malignant Production Producer 66
Fair
2021 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Production Producer 72
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2021 Spiral: From the Book of Saw Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 Mortal Kombat Production Producer 69
Fair
2019 Annabelle Comes Home Production Producer 63
Fair
2019 Swamp Thing Production Executive Producer 74
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2019 The Curse of La Llorona Production Producer 57
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2018 The Nun Production Producer 58
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2018 Insidious: The Last Key Production Producer 62
Fair
2017 Jigsaw Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2017 Annabelle: Creation Production Producer 65
Fair
2016 MacGyver Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2016 Lights Out Production Producer 63
Fair
2016 The Conjuring 2 Production Producer 72
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2015 Insidious: Chapter 3 Production Producer 62
Fair
2015 Demonic Production Producer 56
Average
2014 Annabelle Production Producer 57
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2010 Saw 3D Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 Saw VI Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2008 Saw V Production Executive Producer 61
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2007 Saw IV Production Executive Producer 61
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2006 Saw III Production Executive Producer 63
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2005 Saw II Production Executive Producer 65
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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Production Producer N/A
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Untitled James Wan Universal Monster Project Production Producer N/A
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Shelter Production Producer N/A
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Mass Extinction Production Producer N/A
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Untitled Annabelle Film Production Producer N/A
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Van Helsing Production Producer N/A
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The Entity Production Producer N/A
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My Wife and I Bought a Ranch Production Producer N/A
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Dead by Daylight Production Producer N/A
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The Last Train to New York Production Producer N/A
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The Burden Production Producer N/A
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The Troop Production Producer N/A
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The Boy Who Drew Monsters Production Producer N/A
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Thread: An Insidious Tale Production Producer N/A
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Cosmetic Production Producer N/A
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Untitled Leah McKendrick Monster Movie Production Producer N/A
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Milk Production Producer N/A
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Knight Rider Production Producer N/A
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GMO Production Producer N/A
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Smart House Production Producer N/A
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The Backrooms Production Producer N/A
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Arachnophobia Production Producer N/A
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You Take Care Now Production Producer N/A
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Border Patrol Production Producer N/A
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Hunting Season Production Producer N/A
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The Crooked Man Production Producer N/A
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Sweet Tooth Production Producer N/A
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Below Production Producer N/A
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The Creature from the Black Lagoon Production Producer N/A
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Area 51 Production Executive Producer N/A
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1313 Production Executive Producer N/A
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Dylan Dog Production Executive Producer N/A
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Copenhagen Production Executive Producer N/A
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The Magic Order Production Executive Producer N/A
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Obsession Production Executive Producer N/A
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Gargoyles Production Executive Producer N/A
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Concrete Jungle Production Executive Producer N/A
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The Conjuring Production Executive Producer N/A
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The Good Asian Production Executive Producer N/A
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Crew
2021 Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe Crew Thanks 59
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2015 Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw Crew Thanks 59
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Editing
2011 Insidious Editing Editor 68
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2008 Doggie Heaven Editing Editor 59
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2003 Saw Editing Editor 64
Fair