James Wan

James Wan Movies and TV Shows

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 Productions, 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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 27/02/1977 (47 years old)
  • Place of birth: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • nationality: Malaysian
  • height: 1.68 m
  • Net worth: $70,000,000
  • twitter: creepypuppet
  • instagram: creepypuppet
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
M3GAN 2.0
role:
Characters
Not available
2025

Comedy

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Not available
Teacup
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 74%
role:
Executive Producer
Not available
2024

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
74%
Not available
Salem's Lot
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 63%
role:
Producer
2024

Horror

5.6
63%
Night Swim
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 56%
role:
Producer
2024

Horror

Thriller

4.7
56%
2023

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
67%
Saw X
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 72%
role:
Characters
2023

Horror

Thriller

6.6
72%
The Nun II
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 68%
role:
Characters
2023

Horror

Mystery

5.6
68%
2023

Horror

5.5
68%
M3GAN
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Producer
2022

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
71%
Archive 81
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Executive Producer
2022

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
73%
I Know What You Did Last Summer
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Executive Producer
2021

Drama

Mystery

5.4
72%
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 66%
role:
Executive Producer
Not available
2021

Animation

6.2
66%
Not available
2021

Horror

Thriller

4.9
56%
Malignant
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Story & 2 more
2021

Horror

Thriller

6.2
69%
2021

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
75%
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Executive Producer
2021

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.2
60%
Mortal Kombat
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 71%
role:
Producer
2021

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
71%
Annabelle Comes Home
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 64%
role:
Story & 1 more
2019

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.9
64%
Swamp Thing
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 75%
role:
Executive Producer
2019

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
75%
2019

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
57%
Aquaman
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Story & 1 more
2018

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
69%
The Nun
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Story & 1 more
2018

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
59%
2018

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.7
63%
Jigsaw
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Film Writer & 1 more
2017

Crime

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.7
62%
2017

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.5
66%
MacGyver
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Executive Producer
2016

Action

Adventure

Drama

5.5
73%
Lights Out
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Producer
2016

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
63%
The Conjuring 2
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Producer & 3 more
2016

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

7.3
73%
Lavalantula
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 50%
role:
Tour Bus Passenger
2015

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.6
50%
Insidious: Chapter 3
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 63%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2015

Drama

Horror

Thriller

6.1
63%
Furious 7
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Director
2015

Action

Thriller

7.1
72%
Demonic
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 53%
role:
Producer
2015

Horror

Thriller

5.3
53%
Annabelle
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Producer
2014

Horror

5.4
58%
Insidious: Chapter 2
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 67%
role:
Story & 1 more
2013

Horror

Thriller

6.6
67%
The Conjuring
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Director
2013

Horror

Thriller

7.5
75%
Insidious
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Editor & 1 more
2011

Horror

Thriller

6.8
69%
Saw 3D
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 60%
role:
Original Film Writer
2010

Crime

Horror

5.5
60%
Saw VI
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Film Writer
2009

Horror

Mystery

6.0
63%
Doggie Heaven (Woof!)
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 58%
role:
Story & 1 more
Not available
2008

Comedy

6.2
58%
Not available
Saw V
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Film Writer
2008

Crime

Horror

Thriller

5.8
62%
2008

Comedy

Documentary

7.6
69%
Saw IV
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Film Writer
2007

Crime

Horror

Thriller

5.9
62%
Death Sentence
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Director
2007

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
66%
Dead Silence
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 64%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2007

Horror

6.1
64%
Saw III
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 64%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2006

Crime

Horror

Thriller

6.2
64%
Saw II
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Characters
2005

Horror

6.6
66%
Saw: Rebirth
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Characters
Not available
2005

Animation

Crime

Horror

5.8
57%
Not available
Saw
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Story & 1 more
2004

Crime

Horror

Mystery

7.6
74%
Saw
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Editor & 1 more
Not available
2003

Crime

Horror

Thriller

7.4
70%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving James Wan are, for example, Salem's Lot, Night Swim and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are Swamp Thing (7.5), The Conjuring (7.5) and Saw (7.5).