Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Roger Ross Williams
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 5All crew credits: 41
TMDB ID: 1140442
IMDb ID: nm2141317
Known for: Directing
Born: September 16, 1962
Age: 64
Place of birth: Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q1617323
Also known as
Роджер Росс Уильямс
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Executive Producer (18)Producer (6)Executive Producer's Assistant (1)
Biography
Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962) is an American director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film Music by Prudence; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Ross Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Roger Ross Williams.
Cassandro
Director
2023 Movie
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Director
2023 Movie
The Apollo
Director
2019 Movie
Traveling While Black
Director
2019 Movie
Take Back the Harbor
Director
2018 Movie
American Jail
Director
2018 Movie
Land of the Lost Sidekicks
Director
2016 Movie
Life, Animated
Director
2016 Movie
God Loves Uganda
Director
2013 Movie
New York Underground
Director
2003 Movie
Boys Will Be Girls
Director
2003 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Roger Ross Williams.
Dogs
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
The New Yorker Presents
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
Undercover Boss
Director • 23 eps
2010 Series
Independent Lens
Director • 1 eps
1999 Series
Storyville
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Roger Ross Williams.
Life, Animated
Director
2016 Movie
Cassandro
Director
2023 Movie
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Roger Ross Williams.
Cassandro
Director
2023 Movie
Stamped from the Beginning
Producer
2023 Movie
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Between the World and Me
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
The Apollo
Director
2019 Movie
Life, Animated
Director
2016 Movie
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
TLC Forever
Executive Producer's Assistant
2023 Movie
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Director
2023 Movie
American Jail
Director
2018 Movie
Master of Light
Producer
2022 Movie
Boys Will Be Girls
Director
2003 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Roger Ross Williams.
Independent Lens
Director • 1 eps
1999 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
POV
Executive Producer • 1 eps
1988 Series
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
Storyville
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
The Super Models
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2023 Series
Undercover Boss
Director • 23 eps
2010 Series
The 1619 Project
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2023 Series
The New Yorker Presents
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
Dogs
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
The Innocence Files
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2020 Series
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2021 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Roger Ross Williams.
How to Build a Library
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
The Battle for Laikipia
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Stone Mountain
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Through Sunless Ways
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
Stamped from the Beginning
Producer
2023 Movie
TLC Forever
Executive Producer's Assistant
2023 Movie
Magic Ring
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
Civil: Ben Crump
Producer
2022 Movie
Master of Light
Producer
2022 Movie
Ranger
Producer
2021 Movie
Between the World and Me
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
After Maria
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
The Rachel Divide
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Roger Ross Williams.
Savior Complex
Executive Producer • 3 eps
2023 Series
The Super Models
Executive Producer • 4 eps
2023 Series
The 1619 Project
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2023 Series
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2021 Series
One Story Up
Executive Producer • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Innocence Files
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2020 Series
POV
Executive Producer • 1 eps
1988 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Roger Ross Williams.
Blackface
as Self
2015 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Roger Ross Williams.
One Story Up
as Host • 1 eps
2020 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series