Antoine Fuqua
Known for: Directing
Born: May 30, 1965
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
42 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
8.7
Michael
2026
NR
Troublemaker
2026
7.6
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025
7.1
Stans
2025
6.9
Rob Peace
2024
7.3
The Equalizer 3
2023
7.7
Emancipation
2022
8.0
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
2022
7.4
Bullet Train
2022
8.0
The Terminal List
2022
8.0
Mayor of Kingstown
2021
6.4
The Guilty
2021
6.6
Infinite
2021
6.0
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021
6.9
#FreeRayshawn
2020
7.4
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
2019
6.8
American Dream/American Knightmare
2018
6.8
The Equalizer 2
2018
7.0
Ghost of the Mountains
2017
6.4
Ice
2016
7.2
Shooter
2016
6.5
The Magnificent Seven
2016
5.3
Geeking Out
2016
7.4
Southpaw
2015
7.3
The Equalizer
2014
6.4
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
7.0
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011
6.3
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
5.8
On the Lot
2007
7.1
Shooter
2007
NR
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion
2005
5.8
Bastards of the Party
2005
7.0
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
8.8
The Making of King Arthur
2004
7.7
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
6.3
King Arthur
2004
7.6
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
NR
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2003
6.9
Tears of the Sun
2003
NR
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
2002
7.5
Training Day
2001
5.7
Bait
2000
6.3
The Replacement Killers
1998
4.3
Inside Out 4
1992
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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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 Street
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Narco Sub
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Siege of Bethlehem
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The Man Who Made It Snow
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Untitled Hannibal Film
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