John Cameron

Biography

Career Overview

John Cameron has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Evil Dead with 2 titles. Signature works include Dune: Prophecy, Friday Night Lights, The Big Lebowski. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

45

Birth Date

1985-08-31 00:00:00

Known For

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  Dune: Prophecy
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  Friday Night Lights
• 

  The Big Lebowski
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  Fargo
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  The Kingdom
• 

  O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Evil Dead (2 titles)
• Bad Santa Collection (1 titles)
• Spider Man (1 titles)
• Darkman (1 titles)
• Men in Black (1 titles)
• Maniac Cop (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Ethan Coen (11 collaborations)
• Joel Coen (9 collaborations)
• Skip Lievsay (6 collaborations)
• Peter Berg (4 collaborations)
• J. Todd Anderson (4 collaborations)
• Roger Deakins (3 collaborations)
• Andy Harris (3 collaborations)
• Adam Gilmore (3 collaborations)
• Mary Zophres (3 collaborations)
• Jennifer Lamb (3 collaborations)

Credits

• production (20 credits)

  • Man Alive

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Dune: Prophecy

    executive producer

    production

    - The High-Handed Enemy (2024) ... executive producer production

    - In Blood, Truth (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Twice Born (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Sisterhood Above All (2024) ... executive producer production

    - Two Wolves (2024) ... executive producer production
    2024
  • High Desert

    executive producer

    production

    - I Need a Hero (2023) ... executive producer production

    - This Doesn't Have to Be a Tragedy (2023) ... executive producer production

    - A Nod Is Not a Hello (2023) ... executive producer production

    - Soul Retrieval (2023) ... executive producer production

    - Get Judy off the Bed (2023) ... executive producer production
    2023
  • Severance

    - The We We Are (2022) ... executive producer production

    - What's for Dinner? (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Defiant Jazz (2022) ... executive producer production

    - Hide and Seek (2022) ... executive producer production

    - The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design (2022) ... executive producer production
    2022
  • Lucy in the Sky

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Fargo

    - Somebody to Love (2017) ... executive producer production

    - Aporia (2017) ... executive producer production

    - Who Rules the Land of Denial? (2017) ... executive producer production

    - The Law of Inevitability (2017) ... executive producer production

    - The Lord of No Mercy (2017) ... executive producer production
    2014
  • Lakeview Terrace

    producer

    production
    2008
  • Lars and the Real Girl

    producer

    production
    2007
  • The Kingdom

    executive producer

    production
    2007
  • Friday Night Lights

    co-executive producer

    production

    - Always (2011) ... co-executive producer production

    - Texas Whatever (2011) ... co-executive producer production

    - The March (2011) ... co-executive producer production

    - Don't Go (2011) ... co-executive producer production

    - Gut Check (2011) ... co-executive producer production
    2006
  • Friday Night Lights

    executive producer

    production
    2004
  • Bad Santa

    producer

    production
    2003
  • Intolerable Cruelty

    producer

    production
    2003
  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    unit production manager

    production
    2001
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    unit production manager

    production
    2000
  • Rushmore

    co-producer

    production
    1998
  • The Big Lebowski

    unit production manager

    production
    1998
  • Fargo

    line producer

    production
    1996
  • Lunatics: A Love Story

    unit production manager

    production
    1991
  • The Rosary Murders

    location manager

    production
    1987

• actors (10 credits)

  • Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Spider-Man 2

    Man Buying 'Spider-Man No More' Newspaper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Quick and the Dead

    Bordello Swell

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    Hudsucker Brainstormer

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Lunatics: A Love Story

    Edgar Allen Poe

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Darkman

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Evil Dead

    Fake Shemp

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Torro. Torro. Torro!

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Blind Waiter

    actor

    actors
    1980

• directing (15 credits)

  • The Pitt

    - 2:00 P.M. (2026) ... director directing

    - 10:00 A.M. (2026) ... director directing

    - 8:00 P.M. (2025) ... director directing

    - 11:00 A.M. (2025) ... director directing
    2025
  • Dune: Prophecy

    - Two Wolves (2024) ... director directing
    2024
  • Legion

    - Chapter 27 (2019) ... director directing

    - Chapter 25 (2019) ... director directing

    - Chapter 22 (2019) ... director directing
    2017
  • Fargo

    - The Law of Non-Contradiction (2017) ... director directing
    2014
  • Men in Black

    first assistant director

    directing
    1997
  • The Quick and the Dead

    first assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    - Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My (1998) ... director directing
    1995
  • Xena: Warrior Princess

    - The Royal Couple of Thieves (1996) ... director directing
    1995
  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Dazed and Confused

    first assistant director

    directing
    1993
  • Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    first assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • Army of Darkness

    first assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • Rubin & Ed

    first assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • Lunatics: A Love Story

    first assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • Crimewave

    second assistant director

    directing
    1985