---
name: "John Cameron"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-cameron-1482"
fi1m_id: "john-cameron-1482"
imdb_id: "nm0131625"
tmdb_id: 1482
wikidata_id: "Q24817361"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "31 August 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-27T09:05:54.669165+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Cameron

## Identity

John Cameron

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-cameron-1482
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-cameron-1482
- **IMDb ID:** nm0131625
- **TMDB ID:** 1482
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24817361
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24817361, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131625/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1482

Director and producer. Born 31 August 1985 in Detroit.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 31 August 1985, Detroit
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Also known as:** Victor Malone
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 2 acting, 4 directing, 7 producing, 2 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Dana Gonzales](https://film.one/person/dana-gonzales.md), [Keith Gordon](https://film.one/person/keith-gordon.md), [Michael Uppendahl](https://film.one/person/michael-uppendahl.md), [Noah Hawley](https://film.one/person/noah-hawley.md), [Regis Kimble](https://film.one/person/regis-kimble.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (1), 1990s 83 (7), 2000s 83 (3), 2010s 68 (3), 2020s 81 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 80 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action & Adventure 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24817361, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131625/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1482

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Fargo*](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Pitt*](https://film.one/tv/the-pitt.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*Legion*](https://film.one/tv/legion.md) (77)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Xena: Warrior Princess*](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Cameron is an American director and producer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on 31 August 1985, he attended Birmingham Groves High School and briefly studied at New York University film school before leaving to work on *The Evil Dead* (1981). He is married to Hallie Singleton.

Cameron began his career in production and assistant direction, serving as first assistant director on *Men in Black* (1997) and *Army of Darkness* (1992), and as line producer or co-producer and unit production manager on *Fargo* (1996), *The Big Lebowski* (1998), *Rushmore* (1998) and *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000). He later produced *Bad Santa* (2003) and worked extensively in television.

As a director he has helmed episodes of *Fargo* (2014 and 2017), *Legion* (2018–2019), *Dune: Prophecy* (2024) and *The Pitt* (2025–2026). He has served as executive producer on *Severance* (2022), *Legion* and *Fargo*. Cameron has received a Primetime Emmy Award.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

### Performed in (2)

- *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), Fi1m 78, as Hudsucker Brainstormer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md)
- *The Evil Dead* (1983), Fi1m 77, as Fake Shemp — [page](https://film.one/film/the-evil-dead.md)

### Directed (4) — the average rests on these

- *The Pitt* (2025), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pitt.md)
- *Legion* (2017), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, Co-Executive Producer, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

### Produced (7)

- *Lucy in the Sky* (2019), Fi1m 44, Unit Production Manager, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/lucy-in-the-sky.md)
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), Fi1m 86, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Fi1m 81, Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md)
- *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), Fi1m 82, Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/o-brother-where-art-thou.md)
- *Rushmore* (1998), Fi1m 83, Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/rushmore.md)
- *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Fi1m 85, Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md)
- *Fargo* (1996), Fi1m 91, Line Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/fargo.md)

### Crew (2)

- *Men in Black* (1997), Fi1m 82, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), Fi1m 86, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Pitt* (2025), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pitt.md)
- *Dune: Prophecy* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *High Desert* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Severance* (2022), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *Lucy in the Sky* (2019), Unit Production Manager, Producer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/lucy-in-the-sky.md)
- *Legion* (2017), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), series, Director, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Lakeview Terrace* (2008), Producer, Unit Production Manager
- *Lars and the Real Girl* (2007), Producer
- *The Kingdom* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Little House on the Prairie* (2005), series, as Theme Song Performance
- *Friday Night Lights* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Spider-Man 2* (2004), as Man Buying 'Spider-Man No More' Newspaper (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-2.md)
- *Bad Santa* (2003), Producer
- *Intolerable Cruelty* (2003), Producer
- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md)
- *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/o-brother-where-art-thou.md)
- *Rushmore* (1998), Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/rushmore.md)
- *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md)
- *Men in Black* (1997), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Fargo* (1996), Line Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/fargo.md)
- *The Tie That Binds* (1995), First Assistant Director
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *The Quick and the Dead* (1995), as Bordello Swell · First Assistant Director
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), series, Director
- *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), as Hudsucker Brainstormer · First Assistant Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md)
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)
- *Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence* (1992), First Assistant Director
- *Army of Darkness* (1992), First Assistant Director
- *Rubin & Ed* (1992), First Assistant Director
- *Lunatics: A Love Story* (1991), as Edgar Allen Poe · Unit Production Manager, First Assistant Director
- *Darkman* (1990), as Bartender
- *The Rosary Murders* (1987), Location Manager
- *Crimewave* (1985), Second Assistant Director
- *The Evil Dead* (1983), as Fake Shemp — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-evil-dead.md)
- *Torro. Torro. Torro!* (1981), Actor
- *The Blind Waiter* (1980), Actor
- *Man Alive*, Producer

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