Directing
Antoine Fuqua
Born 1965-05-30
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.
Acting
American Dream/American Knightmare
2018 · Self (interviewer)
Ghost of the Mountains
2017 · Narrator (voice)
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011 · Self
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion
2005 · Self
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004 · Self
The Making of King Arthur
2004 · Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004 · Self
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2003 · Self
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
2002 · Self
Bait
2000 · Man (uncredited)
Director
Producer
Stans
2025
Rob Peace
2024
The Equalizer 3
2023
Bullet Train
2022
The Guilty
2021
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021
American Dream/American Knightmare
2018
The Equalizer 2
2018
Southpaw
2015
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Sky’s End
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Untitled Mike's Place Film
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The Man Who Made It Snow
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Untitled Hannibal Film
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