Antoine Fuqua
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 30, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Movie · Director
The Street
Movie · Director
Narco Sub
Movie · Director
Siege of Bethlehem
Movie · Director
Untitled Hannibal Film
Movie · Director
Untitled Michael Sequel
Movie · Director
Troublemaker
Movie · Director
Michael
Movie · Director
The Equalizer 3
Movie · Director
Emancipation
Movie · Director
The Terminal List
TV · Director · 1 ep
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
TV · Director · 6 eps
The Day Sports Stood Still
Movie · Director
Infinite
Movie · Director
The Guilty
Movie · Director
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
TV · Director · 2 eps
American Dream/American Knightmare
Movie · Director
The Equalizer 2
Movie · Director
The Magnificent Seven
Movie · Director
Ice
TV · Director · 1 ep
Southpaw
Movie · Director
The Equalizer
Movie · Director
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie · Director
Brooklyn's Finest
Movie · Director
Shooter
Movie · Director
King Arthur
Movie · Director
Lightning in a Bottle
Movie · Director
Tears of the Sun
Movie · Director
Training Day
Movie · Director
Bait
Movie · Director
The Replacement Killers
Movie · Director
Inside Out 4
Movie · Director