Directed credits
10
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Nelson George
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 551989
IMDb ID: nm0313555
Known for: Writing
Born: September 1, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q1976999
Frequent jobs
Director (10)Executive Producer (5)Writer (3)Associate Producer (2)Adaptation (1)Co-Executive Producer (1)Consulting Producer (1)Producer (1)Story (1)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Nelson George.
Director
Thriller 40
2023 • Movie
Director
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022 • Movie
Director
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
2016 • Movie
Director
A Ballerina's Tale
2015 • Movie
Director
Finding the Funk
2014 • Movie
Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012 • Movie
Director
The Announcement
2012 • Movie
Director
Brooklyn Boheme
2012 • Movie
Director
Life Support
2007 • Movie
Director
One Special Moment
2001 • Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Nelson George.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Nelson George.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Nelson George.
Writer
Strictly Business
1991 • Movie
Director
Thriller 40
2023 • Movie
Associate Producer
Top Five
2014 • Movie
The Last Critic
2026 • Movie
Director
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022 • Movie
as Self
Sidney
2022 • Movie
as Self
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999 • Movie
Executive Producer
Good Hair
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power
2025 • Movie
Story
CB4
1993 • Movie
Executive Producer
Def by Temptation
1990 • Movie
as Self
The Wire: The Last Word
2007 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Nelson George.
Adaptation • 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 • Series
as Self • 14 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
2018 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Soundbreaking
2016 • Series
Executive Producer • 5 eps
Dear Mama
2023 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Nineties
2017 • Series
as Self - Writer & Filmmaker • 1 eps
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Get Down
2016 • Series
as Self - Author & Filmmaker • 2 eps
Bill Russell: Legend
2023 • Series
Consulting Producer • 8 eps
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus
2017 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Nelson George.
Executive Producer
True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power
2025 • Movie
Co-Executive Producer
With Drawn Arms
2020 • Movie
Producer
The Black Godfather
2019 • Movie
Associate Producer
Top Five
2014 • Movie
Executive Producer
Good Hair
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Everyday People
2004 • Movie
Associate Producer
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
1993 • Movie
Story
CB4
1993 • Movie
Writer
Strictly Business
1991 • Movie
Writer
Suspect
1991 • Movie
Executive Producer
Def by Temptation
1990 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Nelson George.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Nelson George.
The Last Critic
2026 • Movie
as Self
Thriller 40
2023 • Movie
as Self
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
2023 • Movie
as Self
Sidney
2022 • Movie
as Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021 • Movie
as Self
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 • Movie
as Self
With Drawn Arms
2020 • Movie
as Self - Billboard
The Minnesota Sound
2019 • Movie
as Self
A Ballerina's Tale
2015 • Movie
as Self
Hustlers Convention
2015 • Movie
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 • Movie
as Self
Downtown Calling
2009 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Nelson George.
as Self • 2 eps
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Hip Hop Was Born Here
2025 • Series
as Self - Author & Filmmaker • 2 eps
Bill Russell: Legend
2023 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022 • Series
as Self - Author, Filmmaker • 4 eps
Biography: Bobby Brown
2022 • Series
as Self - Writer & Filmmaker • 1 eps
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 • Series
as Self • 14 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Nineties
2017 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Soundbreaking
2016 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 • Series