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Cary Joji Fukunaga
Director

Cary Joji Fukunaga

10 Jul 1977Born
49Age
15Credits
Oakland, California, USABirthplace

Biography

Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American filmmaker. A director of TV and film, he first came to wide prominence by directing the first season of the HBO series True Detective (2014). He is known for directing critically acclaimed films such as the thriller Sin nombre (2009), the period drama Jane Eyre (2011), the war drama Beasts of No Nation (2015) and the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die (2021). He also co-wrote the Stephen King adaptation It (2017).

He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series as the director and executive producer of True Detective.

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He also directed and executive produced the Netflix limited series Maniac (2018) and executive produced and directed several episodes of the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air (2024).

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBA77 BlackoutFilm: Director
  2. TBABlood on SnowFilm: Director
  3. 2024Masters of the AirSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  4. 2021No Time to DieFilm: Director, Screenplay
  5. 2018ManiacSeries: Writer, Director, Creator (1 episode)
  6. 2018The AlienistSeries: Creator
  7. 2017ItFilm: Screenplay
  8. 2017LovesongFilm: Dean
  9. 2015Beasts of No NationFilm: Director, Screenplay
  10. 2014True DetectiveSeries: Director (8 episodes)
  11. 2012Sleepwalking in the RiftFilm: Director
  12. 2011Jane EyreFilm: Director
  13. 2009Chinatown Film ProjectFilm: Director
  14. 2009Sin NombreFilm: Director, Screenplay
  15. 2004Victoria para ChinoFilm: Director, Writer

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