---
name: "Michael Chaves"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-chaves"
fi1m_id: "michael-chaves"
imdb_id: "nm1980431"
tmdb_id: 1607672
wikidata_id: "Q60351348"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 November 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 55
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T16:37:40.555899+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."
---

# Michael Chaves

## Identity

Michael Chaves

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-chaves
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-chaves
- **IMDb ID:** nm1980431
- **TMDB ID:** 1607672
- **Wikidata ID:** Q60351348
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Chaves, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60351348, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1980431/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1607672

Director. Born 3 November 1984 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 November 1984, Los Angeles, California, U.S
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** مايكل تشافيز, マイケル チャベス
- **Frequently works with:** [Ian B. Goldberg](https://film.one/person/ian-b-goldberg.md), [James Wan](https://film.one/person/james-wan.md), [Peter Safran](https://film.one/person/peter-safran.md), [Richard Naing](https://film.one/person/richard-naing.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 55, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Chaves, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60351348, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1980431/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1607672

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Conjuring: Last Rites*](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md) (55)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Nun II*](https://film.one/film/the-nun-ii.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Michael Chaves is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and visual effects artist. Born on 3 November 1984 in Los Angeles, California, he began his career directing short films, including *The Maiden* (2016), and the television series *Chase Champion*. He also directed the Billie Eilish music video "Bury a Friend" (2019).

Chaves made his feature debut with the horror film *The Curse of La Llorona* (2019). He has since directed *The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It* (2021), *The Nun II* (2023) and *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), the latter three entries in The Conjuring Universe, all produced by James Wan.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, michael-chaves.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), Fi1m 55, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md)
- *The Nun II* (2023), Fi1m 55, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-nun-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

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

- *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md)
- *The Nun II* (2023), Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-nun-ii.md)
- *The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It* (2021), Director
- *The Curse of La Llorona* (2019), Director
- *The Maiden* (2016), Director
- *Regen* (2010), Director, Writer, Editor, Visual Effects
- *The Guild* (2007), series, Visual Effects Producer
- *Yeti*, Director

## Gallery

- ![1 (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/8027/gallery-2129e63660e0.jpg) 1 (2019) — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847338962612%29.jpg/1280px-South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847338962612%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![1 (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/8027/gallery-99c01f39868f.jpg) 1 (2019) — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847391804251%29.jpg/1280px-South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847391804251%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![1 (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/8027/gallery-b42b5e25e3d2.jpg) 1 (2019) — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847391804251%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847391804251%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Chaves](https://film.one/media/person/8027/gallery-f4991cf0b822.jpg) Michael Chaves — Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847391804251%29_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-South_by_Southwest_2019_1_%2847391804251%29_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Chaves](https://film.one/media/person/8027/gallery-6594a82db55f.jpg) Michael Chaves — Image via TMDB

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