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J. A. Bayona

Director, Producer, Writer, ActorBorn May 9, 1975 (50 years)
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish film director. He directed the supernatural horror film "The Orphanage" (2007), the disaster drama "The Impossible" (2012), the fantasy drama "A Monster Calls" (2016), and the science fiction adventure film "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018), the fifth installment of the "Jurassic Park" series. His most recent film is "Society of the Snow" (2023), which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (2022).

Known For

  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  • The Impossible
  • Society of the Snow
  • The Orphanage
  • A Monster Calls
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
  • Penny Dreadful
  • Marrowbone
  • She Walks in Darkness
  • Crazy Old Lady
  • Free Falling
  • I Hate New York
  • No me quites
  • 9 días en Haití
  • 10 años con Camela

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