Cast & creator
Alexandre Aja
Best known for Sacrée soirée, Never Let Go, Never Let Go
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).
Also known as: Alexandre-Jouan Arcady, Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, Alexandre Jouan, Alexandre Jouan Arcady, Alex Aja
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film credits
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television credits
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1982–2027 · acting roles
6.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (79)
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Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Never Let Go
Director
2024Never Let Go
Producer
2024
The Hills Have Eyes
Director
2006The Hills Have Eyes
Screenplay
2006
47 Meters Down
Executive Producer
2017
Crawl
Director
2019Crawl
Producer
2019
Piranha 3D
Director
2010Piranha 3D
Producer
2010
The Pyramid
Producer
2014
High Tension
Director
2003High Tension
Writer
2003
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Director
2016The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Producer
2016
Mirrors
Director
2008Mirrors
Screenplay
2008
Oxygen
Producer
2021Oxygen
Director
2021
Night of the Hunted
Producer
2023
P2
Story
2007P2
Screenplay
2007P2
Producer
2007
Horns
Director
2013Horns
Producer
2013
The Other Side of the Door
Producer
2016
Maniac
Screenplay
2012Maniac
Producer
2012
Under Paris 2
Director
Under Paris 2
Writer
Under Paris 2
Associate Producer
Urban Nightmares
Producer
2017
24 Days
Assistant Director
2014
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
2015
The Big Pardon 2
Alexander Atlan
1992
Rock the Casbah
Associate Producer
2013Rock the Casbah
Script Consultant
2013
Break of Dawn
Second Unit Director
2002Break of Dawn
Screenplay
2002
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
Self - director
2024
The Big Pardon
L'enfant
1982
Why Horror?
Self
2014
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Director
2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Writer
2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Producer
2017
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Second Unit Director
2023
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Self
2013
Return to Algiers
Second Unit Director
2000Dead by Daylight
Screenplay
Furia
Screenplay
1999Furia
Director
1999
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Self
2010
Du sang sur la neige
Self
2013
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
2017
Fury of the Demon
Self
2016
Le Grand Carnaval
Raphaël Labrouche
1983Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'
Self
2011Mice and Mystics
Director
Mice and Mystics
Writer
Brothers in Arms
The child with the skateboard
1989
Crawl 2
Director
2027Crawl 2
Producer
2027Crawl 2
Writer
2027
Beyond Blood
Self
2019
French Meat
Self
2010
Mixed Marriage
Second Unit Director
2004
Strawberries
Co-Producer
2027The Flowers of Evil
Director
The Flowers of Evil
Screenplay
Over the Rainbow
Writer
1997Over the Rainbow
Director
1997
Under the Stars
Narrator (voice)
2022The Splat Pack
Self
2010Crawl
Director
2019Crawl
Producer
2019Smart House
Producer
The Esseker File
Director
2009The Esseker File
Writer
2009The Esseker File
Producer
2009