
Alexandre Aja
Director·b. 1978·Paris, France
22 horror credits
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).
Director10 films

Never Let Go
Director

Oxygen
Director

Crawl
Director

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Director

Horns
Director

Piranha 3D
Director

Mirrors
Director

The Hills Have Eyes
Director

High Tension
Director

Under Paris 2
Director
Writer6 films

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Writer

Maniac
Screenplay

Mirrors
Screenplay

P2
Story / Screenplay

The Hills Have Eyes
Screenplay

High Tension
Writer
Producer12 films

Never Let Go
Producer

Night of the Hunted
Producer

Oxygen
Producer

Crawl
Producer

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Producer

47 Meters Down
Executive Producer

The Other Side of the Door
Producer

The Pyramid
Producer

Horns
Producer

Maniac
Producer

Piranha 3D
Producer

P2
Producer
Actor6 films

Beyond Blood
Self

Fury of the Demon
Self

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self

Why Horror?
Self

Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Self

French Meat
Self