
J. A. Bayona
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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).
Known for
Credits

Querido Fotogramas (2018)
as Self
Nine Days in Haiti (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

Wolfgang (2025)
as Él mismo

Spanish Movie (2009)
as Alfrodo

The Queen of Spain (2016)
as El proyeccionista cinéfilo

La vida és Verdi (2026)
Actor
Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved (2018)
as Self
Fallen Kingdom: Island Action (2018)
as Self

Cinema mon amour (2019)
as Self

Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024)
as Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter
Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia (2018)
as Self
Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return (2018)
as Self

Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation (2018)
as Self

The Great Illusion (2016)
as Self

Mundos virtuales (2013)
Actor
Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves (2018)
as Self
Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today (2013)
as J. A. Bayona

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

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





