Alexandre Aja

Biography

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978, in Paris, France), known professionally as Alexandre Aja, is a writer-director who has worked primarily 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 "Piranha 3D" (2010), "Horns" (2013), "Crawl" (2019), "Oxygen " (2021) and "Never Let Go" (2024). He is the son of French-Algerian filmmaker Alexandre Arcady.

Known For

The Big Pardon

as L'enfant

Brothers in Arms

as The child with the skateboard

Le Grand Carnaval

as Raphaël Labrouche

Why Horror?

as Self

The Big Pardon 2

as Alexander Atlan

Fury of the Demon

as Himself

Under the Stars

as Narrator (voice)

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

as Self

French Meat

as Self

Maniac: The Making of Documentary

as Self