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Antoine Fuqua

Antoine Fuqua

Directing
Born: May 30, 1965
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits: 9 titles

Biography

Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American director. He began his career directing music videos for artists such as Toni Braxton, Coolio, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. His first feature film was the John Woo-produced action film The Replacement Killers (1998), starring Chow Yun Fat. He then directed the crime thriller Training Day (2001), for which star Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor. His next films were the action war drama Tears of the Sun (2003), the Arthurian legend film King Arthur (2004), the conspiracy action thriller Shooter (2007), the crime film Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and the action thrillers Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and The Equalizer (2014), the latter of which again paired Fuqua with Denzel Washington. He has also directed the biopics Emancipation (2022), about an escaped slave named Peter, and Michael (2026), about the popstar Michael Jackson.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
American Dream/American Knightmare Self (interviewer) 2018 6.8
Ghost of the Mountains Narrator (voice) 2017 7.0
Geeking Out TV Self 2016 5.3
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon Self 2011 7.0
On the Lot TV 2007 5.8
The Making of King Arthur Self 2004 9.0
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy Self 2004 7.667
Bait Man (uncredited) 2000 5.728
The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV Self 1973 6.3
Quick Facts
Known forDirecting
Credits9
Born1965
FromPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA