Jaume Collet-Serra Biography, Age, Networth, Family, Career, Spouse

Who is Jaume Collet-Serra?

Jaume Collet-Serra is a well-known Spanish-American film director and producer. He is famous for directing the horror movies House of Wax (2005), Orphan (2009), and The Shallows (2016). As well as the Liam Neeson-led thriller movies Unknown (2011), Non-Stop (2014), Run All Night (2015), and The Commuter (2018).

Jaume Collet-Serra Career

2005-2010: House of Wax and Orphan

Jaume was given an opportunity to direct his first feature movie by producer Joel Silver (The Matrix) in 2005. The movie, House of Wax, was a remake of the 1953 original of the same title, starred Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray, and featured Paris Hilton. Although reviewers gave the movie a negative critical reception, it was a financial success. After two years, Collet-Serra directed Goal II: Living the Dream. The movie, the sequel to Goal!, finds star European soccer player Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) bumped by their agent (Stephen Dillane) from England’s Newcastle United team to Real Madrid’s Galacticos.

Jaume reunited with producer Silver for the third movie of his career, Orphan, a 2009 American psychological horror movie starring Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, and Isabelle Fuhrman. The movie centers on a couple who, following the death of their unborn child, adopt a mysterious nine-year-old girl. Orphan was produced by Susan Downey and Joel Silver of Dark Castle Entertainment and Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran of Appian Way Productions. The movie received mixed critical reviews but was a box office success.

2011-2015: The Movies Unknown, The River, Non-Stop, and Mindscape

Jaume then directed Unknown, a 2011 action thriller starring Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn, Frank Langella, and Bruno Ganz. The movie is based on the 2003 French novel published in English as Out of My Head, by Didier Van Cauwelaert. Jaume made his television directing debut with the ABC pilot The River, a horror drama from Paranormal Activity writer-director Oren Peli. The program was met with generally favorable reviews. He then started filming for his following movie Non-Stop, which starred Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore in December 2012.

He formed his own production house Ombra Films. With money from StudioCanal, the small company set out to make low-budget English-language horror movies, with an eye toward launching the careers of up-and-coming Spanish filmmakers. The venture’s first movie was Mindscape, a psychological thriller about a man with the ability to enter people’s memories, starring Mark Strong, Taissa Farminga, and Brian Cox. He executive produced the found footage comedy-horror movie Hooked Up, which was directed by Pablo Larcuen and was shot on an iPhone.

2016-present: The Shallows, The Commuter, and Jungle Cruise

Jaume directed and executive produced The Shallows, a 2016 horror-thriller starring Blake Lively, from a script by Anthony Jaswinski. As well as The Commuter, an action thriller starring Liam Neeson, which was launched on January 12, 2018, and also features Sam Neill, Vera Farmiga, and Elizabeth McGovern. He then served as director for Jungle Cruise from The Walt Disney Company, starring Dwayne Johnson. The movie is based on the concept of the ride of the same title at Disneyland.

Upcoming projects

TheWrap reported that he was to direct Victory, a remake of the 1981 movie Escape to Victory in March of 2019. In June of 2019, he signed on to direct Black Adam, written by Adam Sztykiel and starring Dwayne Johnson. Johnson will work as a producer on the project together with Hiram Garcia, Danny Garcia, Scott Sheldon, and Beau Flynn. Jaume emerged as the front-runner to direct after his work on Jungle Cruise. The movie will be a co-production between Warner Bros. Pictures, Seven Bucks Productions, New Line Cinema, and FlynnPicturesCo. film studios. Production started in April 2021, and in August 2021, Collet-Serra signed on to direct a sequel to Jungle Cruise.

How old is Jaume Collet-Serra?

Jaume Collet-Serra is aged 48 as of 2022, having been born on March 23, 1974, in Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Catalonia, Spain. He shares his birthday with famous people including Kyrie Irving, Ayesha Curry, Michelle Monaghan, Vanessa Morgan, Randall Park, James Bradley, Joan Crawford, Akira Kurosawa, Rex Tillerson, Amanda Plummer, and John Humphrey, among others.

Jaume Collet-Serra Family

Who are Jaume Collet-Serra’s parents?

Jaume Collet-Serra was born to his parents in Saint Iscle de Vallalta, Catalonia. He has not shared any information about his parents and family with the media, and it will be updated soon.

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Does Jaume Collet-Serra have siblings?

It is not clear if he has any siblings, as he has not shared any information about his family and siblings with the media.

Jaume Collet-Serra Education

Collet-Serra moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 18 and attended Columbia College Hollywood. He graduated from college in 1996, while working as an editor on the side.

Jaume Collet-Serra Interests

Collet-Serra started directing music videos and television commercials for companies including Sony, Verizon, and Budweiser after graduating.

Jaume Collet-Serra Spouse

Collet-Serra has not shared any information about his love life and marital status with the media. He lives in the Hollywood Hills West neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

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Jaume Collet-Serra Kids

Collet-Serra has not shared any information about his marital life or children with the media.

Jaume Collet-Serra Height

Collet-Serra has a well-built, muscular, and athletic body adding up to an impressive height of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and a weight of 75 kg (165 lbs).

Jaume Collet-Serra Net Worth

Spanish-American film director and producer, Collet-Serra has been directing and producing films from 1998 to the present. He has directed various major films throughout his career and has garnered an accumulative net worth of approximately $10 million as of 2022.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer
2005	*House of Wax*	Yes	No
2007	*Goal II: Living the Dream*	Yes	No
2009	*Orphan*	Yes	No
2011	*Unknown*	Yes	No
2014	*Non-Stop*	Yes	No
2015	*Run All Night*	Yes	Yes
2016	*The Shallows*	Yes	Yes
2018	*The Commuter*	Yes	Yes
2021	*Jungle Cruise*	Yes	No
2022	*Black Adam*	Yes	No