Antoine Fuqua

About

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.

Known for

Mayor of KingstownSeries • 2021The Terminal ListSeries • 2022The Terminal List: Dark WolfSeries • 2025Training DayMovie • 2001MichaelMovie • 2026ShooterSeries • 2016The EqualizerMovie • 2014The Equalizer 3Movie • 2023Bullet TrainMovie • 2022ShooterMovie • 2007The Equalizer 2Movie • 2018Tears of the SunMovie • 2003Olympus Has FallenMovie • 2013The Magnificent SevenMovie • 2016IceSeries • 2016SouthpawMovie • 2015Brooklyn's FinestMovie • 2010King ArthurMovie • 2004Legacy: The True Story of the LA LakersSeries • 2022EmancipationMovie • 2022InfiniteMovie • 2021The GuiltyMovie • 2021The Replacement KillersMovie • 1998BaitMovie • 2000