
J. A. Bayona
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 9, 1975
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish filmmaker. Bayona directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls, and the 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He also directed the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. His 2023 film Society of the Snow received 12 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the 38th Goya Awards, 6 awards at the 11th Platino Awards, and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. A. Bayona, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Néstor
Néstor TBA
Producer
- El fons de l'estany
El fons de l'estany TBA
Producer

Homing TBA
Producer
- Truce
Truce TBA
Director
- In Blood and Fire
In Blood and Fire TBA
Director, Screenplay

La vida és Verdi 2026
Actor

Crazy Old Lady 2025
Producer

She Walks in Darkness 2025
Producer

San Diego Comic-Con Málaga: Los héroes nos visitan 2025
as Self

Wolfgang 2025
as Él mismo

The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire 2024
as J. A.

Free Falling 2024
Producer

Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? 2024
as Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter

Society of the Snow 2023
Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening 2022
Executive Producer, Director

A Perfect Enemy 2021
Thanks

Cinema mon amour 2019
as Self

Querido Fotogramas 2018
as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia
Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia 2018
as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Island Action
Fallen Kingdom: Island Action 2018
as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return
Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return 2018
as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved
Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved 2018
as Self

Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation 2018
as Self
- Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves
Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves 2018
as Self

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018
Director

I Hate New York 2018
Executive Producer

Marrowbone 2017
Executive Producer

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar 2017
as Self - Filmmaker

The Queen of Spain 2016
as El proyeccionista cinéfilo

A Monster Calls 2016
Director

The Great Illusion 2016
as Self, Thanks

Don't Leave Me 2015
Executive Producer
- Nine Days in Haiti
Nine Days in Haiti 2015
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer

Mundos virtuales 2013
Actor
- Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today
Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today 2013
as J. A. Bayona

The Impossible 2012
Director
![Poster for [REC]³ Genesis](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw185%2FtI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg&w=96&q=75)
[REC]³ Genesis 2012
Thanks

Spanish Movie 2009
as Alfrodo
- La Desgracia en 3D
La Desgracia en 3D 2008
Writer, Director

The Orphanage 2007
Director

The Spongeman 2003
Writer, Director, Executive Producer

Diminutos del calvario 2001
Director

Mis vacaciones 1999
Director, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.