James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director. (imdb)

Credits include: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, American History X, The Green Hornet, Terminator: Dark Fate and Detroit Rock City

Most Americans got their first glimpse of this soon-to-be action star in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron 76'. Although his thick accent and limited acting experience hindered him in his early 1980s acting roles in Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator, a string of successful action films including Commando, Predator, Total Recall and True Lies made him one of the most popular movie stars in the world.

Credits include: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Walk the Line, Wayne's World, Last Action Hero and Spy Kids

Credits include: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Terminator, Terminator Salvation, Dante's Peak and Children of the Corn

Credits include: Spawn, Halloweentown High, Frankenfish, Pixel Perfect and Garfield Gets Real