J. A. Bayona

J. A. Bayona

Directing May 9, 1975 (51 years old) Barcelona, Spain

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).

27 Acting Credits
24 Crew Credits

Acting

Spanish Movie Movie

Spanish Movie

as Alfrodo

2009
The Queen of Spain Movie

The Queen of Spain

as El proyeccionista cinéfilo

2016
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? Movie

Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?

as Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter

2024
Wolfgang Movie

Wolfgang

as Él mismo

2025
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar Movie

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar

as Self - Filmmaker

2017
Alguna pregunta més? TV

Alguna pregunta més?

as Self - Interviewee

2004
Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved Movie

Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved

as Self

2018
Querido Fotogramas Movie

Querido Fotogramas

as Self

2018
La Revuelta TV

La Revuelta

as Self - Guest

2024
Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return Movie

Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return

as Self

2018
The Great Illusion Movie

The Great Illusion

as Self

2016
Nine Days in Haiti Movie

Nine Days in Haiti

as Narrator (voice)

2015
The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire Movie

The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire

as J. A.

2024
La matemática del espejo TV

La matemática del espejo

as Self

2021
Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves Movie

Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves

as Self

2018
Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation Movie

Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation

as Self

2018
Fallen Kingdom: Island Action Movie

Fallen Kingdom: Island Action

as Self

2018
Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia Movie

Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia

as Self

2018
Mundos virtuales Movie

Mundos virtuales

2013
Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today Movie

Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today

as J. A. Bayona

2013
Cinema mon amour Movie

Cinema mon amour

as Self

2019
La vida és Verdi Movie

La vida és Verdi

2026
30 minuts TV

30 minuts

as Juan Antonio Bayona

1984
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez TV

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

as Self - Interviewee

2017

Crew

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Movie

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Director

2018
The Impossible Movie

The Impossible

Director

2012
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Executive Producer

2022
A Monster Calls Movie

A Monster Calls

Director

2016
Society of the Snow Movie

Society of the Snow

Director

2023
The Orphanage Movie

The Orphanage

Director

2007
Marrowbone Movie

Marrowbone

Executive Producer

2017
[REC]³ Genesis Movie

[REC]³ Genesis

Thanks

2012
Penny Dreadful TV

Penny Dreadful

Director

2014
A Perfect Enemy Movie

A Perfect Enemy

Thanks

2021
She Walks in Darkness Movie

She Walks in Darkness

Producer

2025
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

Executive Producer

2022