Antoine Fuqua
Born: 1965-05-30 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Directing
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
2026
- Michael ... (Director)
- Troublemaker ... (Director)
2025
- The Terminal List: Dark Wolf ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Rob Peace ... (Producer)
2023
- The Equalizer 3 ... (Producer)
2022
- Bullet Train ... (Producer)
- The Terminal List ... (Executive Producer)
- Emancipation ... (Director)
- Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Mayor of Kingstown ... (Executive Producer)
- Infinite ... (Executive Producer)
- The Guilty ... (Director)
- The Day Sports Stood Still ... (Director)
2020
- #FreeRayshawn ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- What's My Name | Muhammad Ali ... (Director)
2018
- The Equalizer 2 ... (Director)
- American Dream/American Knightmare as Self (interviewer)
2017
- Ghost of the Mountains as Narrator (voice)
2016
- Shooter ... (Executive Producer)
- The Magnificent Seven ... (Director)
- Ice ... (Director)
- Geeking Out as Self
2015
- Southpaw ... (Director)
2014
- The Equalizer ... (Director)
2013
- Olympus Has Fallen ... (Director)
2011
- The 'Scarface' Phenomenon as Self
2010
- Brooklyn's Finest ... (Director)
2007
- Shooter ... (Director)
- On the Lot
2005
- Bastards of the Party ... (Executive Producer)
2004
- King Arthur ... (Director)
- Lightning in a Bottle ... (Director)
- Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy as Self
- The Making of King Arthur as Self
2003
- Tears of the Sun ... (Director)
2001
- Training Day ... (Director)
2000
- Bait as Man (uncredited)
1998
- The Replacement Killers ... (Director)
1992
- Inside Out 4 ... (Director)