Antoine Fuqua

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.

Directed

1. The Equalizer (2014) — Director
2. Olympus Has Fallen (2013) — Director
3. Training Day (2001) — Director
4. The Magnificent Seven (2016) — Director
5. The Equalizer 2 (2018) — Director
6. Southpaw (2015) — Director
7. Shooter (2007) — Director
8. The Equalizer 3 (2023) — Director
9. Michael (2026) — Director
10. The Guilty (2021) — Director
11. King Arthur (2004) — Director
12. Tears of the Sun (2003) — Director
13. Infinite (2021) — Director
14. Emancipation (2022) — Director
15. The Terminal List (2022) — Director
16. Brooklyn's Finest (2010) — Director
17. The Replacement Killers (1998) — Director
18. Bait (2000) — Director
19. Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (2022) — Director
20. What's My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019) — Director
21. Ice (2016) — Director
22. The Day Sports Stood Still (2021) — Director
23. American Dream/American Knightmare (2018) — Director
24. Lightning in a Bottle (2004) — Director
25. Inside Out 4 (1992) — Director
26. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof — Director
27. Troublemaker (2026) — Director
28. The Street — Director
29. Narco Sub — Director
30. Siege of Bethlehem — Director
31. Untitled Hannibal Film — Director
32. Untitled Michael Sequel — Director

Also appeared in

1. Bait (2000) — Man (uncredited)
2. Ghost of the Mountains (2017) — Narrator (voice)
3. Geeking Out (2016) — Self
4. American Dream/American Knightmare (2018) — Self (interviewer)
5. The Making of King Arthur (2004) — Self
6. The 'Scarface' Phenomenon (2011) — Self
7. Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004) — Self
8. On the Lot (2007)
9. The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) — Self
10. Blood on the Land: The Making of a King (2004) — Self
11. Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood (2002) — Self
12. Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' (2003) — Self
13. King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion (2005) — Self