Antoine Fuqua
Directing
- Born:
- 1965-05-30
- Place of birth:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Terminal List Season Two Premiere
Michael
Troublemaker
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Stans
Rob Peace
The Equalizer 3
Emancipation
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
Bullet Train
The Terminal List
Mayor of Kingstown
The Guilty
Infinite
The Day Sports Stood Still
#FreeRayshawn
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
American Dream/American Knightmare
The Equalizer 2
Ghost of the Mountains
Ice
Shooter
The Magnificent Seven
Geeking Out
Southpaw
The Equalizer
Olympus Has Fallen
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
Brooklyn's Finest
On the Lot
Shooter
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion
Bastards of the Party
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
The Making of King Arthur
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
King Arthur
Lightning in a Bottle
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
Tears of the Sun
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Training Day
Bait
The Replacement Killers
Inside Out 4
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Training Day: Crossing the Line
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sky’s End
Untitled Mike's Place Film
The Street
Narco Sub
Siege of Bethlehem
The Man Who Made It Snow
Untitled Hannibal Film
Untitled Michael Sequel