Alexandre Aja

{{Infobox person | name = Alexandre Aja | image = Alexandre Aja (17493159043) (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Aja in 2015 | birth_name = Alexandre Jouan-Arcady | birth_date = | birth_place = Paris, France | occupation = | years_active = 1997present | known_for = | notable_works = Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors, Piranha 3D, Oxygen | father = Alexandre Arcady | relatives = Diane Kurys (stepmother)Sacha Sperling (half-brother) }} Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (known as High Tension in the US and Switchblade Romance in the UK). He has also directed the films The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013) and Crawl (2019). Personal life Aja's pseudonymous surname is formed from the initial letter of each of the three parts of his real name. He was born in Paris, France, and is the son of Jewish French Pied-Noir director Alexandre Arcady and French cinema critic Marie-Jo Jouan. Career Aja acted at a very young age in minor roles in his father's films such as , and the two films.