Directed credits
9
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Directing
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 1All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 87257
IMDb ID: nm1560977
Known for: Directing
Born: July 10, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Oakland, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2004 - 2025
Years active: 22
Average TMDB rating: 7.09
Wikidata: Q512103
Also known as
Cary Joji Fukanaga • Cary Jôji Fukunaga • Cary Fukunaga
Frequent jobs
Director (6)Director of Photography (3)Executive Producer (6)Producer (2)Other (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)
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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Cary Joji Fukunaga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Beasts of No Nation
Director
2015 Movie
Sleepwalking in the Rift
Director
2012 Movie
Jane Eyre
Director
2011 Movie
Sin Nombre
Director
2009 Movie
Sikumi (On the Ice)
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
Two Men
Director of Photography
2005 Movie
Victoria para Chino
Director
2004 Movie
Mating Call
Director of Photography
2004 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Masters of the Air
Director • 4 eps
2024 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Sin Nombre
Director
2009 Movie
Beasts of No Nation
Director
2015 Movie
No Time to Die
Story
2021 Movie
It
Screenplay
2017 Movie
Jane Eyre
Director
2011 Movie
Joe Bell
Producer
2020 Movie
Lovesong
as Dean
2017 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Cary Joji Fukunaga.
True Detective
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2014 Series
Masters of the Air
Director • 4 eps
2024 Series
The Alienist
Executive Producer • 18 eps
2018 Series
Maniac
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2018 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Cary Joji Fukunaga.
No Time to Die
Story
2021 Movie
It
Screenplay
2017 Movie
Jane Eyre
Director
2011 Movie
Beasts of No Nation
Director
2015 Movie
Sin Nombre
Director
2009 Movie
The Sound of 007
as Self
2022 Movie
Joe Bell
Producer
2020 Movie
Lovesong
as Dean
2017 Movie
In Between Storms
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Sleepwalking in the Rift
Director
2012 Movie
Little Boxes
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Two Men
Director of Photography
2005 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Cary Joji Fukunaga.
True Detective
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2014 Series
The Alienist
Executive Producer • 18 eps
2018 Series
Masters of the Air
Director • 4 eps
2024 Series
Maniac
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2018 Series
On Story
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
Omnivore
Other • 8 eps
2024 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Cary Joji Fukunaga.
In Between Storms
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Ricky
Producer
2025 Movie
No Time to Die
Story
2021 Movie
Joe Bell
Producer
2020 Movie
It
Screenplay
2017 Movie
Thumper
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Little Boxes
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Omnivore
Other • 8 eps
2024 Series
Maniac
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2018 Series
The Alienist
Executive Producer • 18 eps
2018 Series
True Detective
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2014 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Cary Joji Fukunaga.
The Sound of 007
as Self
2022 Movie
Passion Project
as Self
2021 Movie
Lovesong
as Dean
2017 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Cary Joji Fukunaga.
On Story
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series