Antoine Fuqua

Directing·May 30, 1965·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Michael2026 · Director	Director
Troublemaker2026 · Director	Director
Stans2025 · Producer	Producer
Rob Peace2024 · Producer	Producer
The Equalizer 32023 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Emancipation2022 · Director	Director
Bullet Train2022 · Producer	Producer
The Guilty2021 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Infinite2021 · Director	Director
The Day Sports Stood Still2021 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
American Dream/American Knightmare2018 · Self (interviewer), Director, Producer	Self (interviewer), Director, Producer
The Equalizer 22018 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Ghost of the Mountains2017 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
The Magnificent Seven2016 · Director	Director
Southpaw2015 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Equalizer2014 · Director	Director
Olympus Has Fallen2013 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon2011 · Self	Self
Brooklyn's Finest2010 · Director	Director
Shooter2007 · Director	Director
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion2005 · Self	Self
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King2004 · Self	Self
The Making of King Arthur2004 · Self	Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy2004 · Self	Self
King Arthur2004 · Director	Director
Lightning in a Bottle2004 · Director	Director
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'2003 · Self	Self
Tears of the Sun2003 · Director	Director
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood2002 · Self	Self
Training Day2001 · Director	Director
Bait2000 · Man (uncredited), Director	Man (uncredited), Director
The Replacement Killers1998 · Director	Director
Inside Out 41992 · Director	Director
CCat on a Hot Tin RoofDirector, Producer	Director, Producer
SSky’s EndProducer	Producer
UUntitled Mike's Place FilmProducer	Producer
TThe StreetDirector	Director
NNarco SubDirector	Director
SSiege of BethlehemDirector	Director
TThe Man Who Made It SnowProducer	Producer
UUntitled Hannibal FilmDirector, Producer	Director, Producer
Untitled Michael SequelDirector	Director