J. A. Bayona

Director

Born: May 9, 1975 (50 years old)

Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain

Biography

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).

Filmography (19)

• Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024, ★ 7.4)
• Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar (2017, ★ 7.8)
• The Orphanage (2007, ★ 7.2)
• The Impossible (2012, ★ 7.4)
• A Monster Calls (2016, ★ 7.3)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (2022, ★ 7.4)
• Society of the Snow (2023, ★ 8)
• Wolfgang (2025, ★ 6.6)
• Marrowbone (2017, ★ 7.3)
• Penny Dreadful (2014, ★ 7.8)
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018, ★ 6.5)
• Free Falling (2024, ★ 6.6)
• She Walks in Darkness (2025, ★ 6.7)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022, ★ 7.2)
• The Queen of Spain (2016, ★ 5.2)
• Spanish Movie (2009, ★ 5)
• Crazy Old Lady (2025, ★ 5.6)
• A Perfect Enemy (2021, ★ 6.4)
• [REC]³ Genesis (2012, ★ 5.3)