Director
Rick Famuyiwa
June 18, 1973 · USA
Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and television director. He is best known for the films The Wood(1999), Brown Sugar (2002), and Dope (2015), as well as for his work on the television series The Mandalorian, for which he directed six episodes and served as an executive producer for the third season. His films have been nominated for or won multiple awards, including in 2008, when he received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for the film Talk To Me (2007).
Notable work
Often works with
Pedro Pascal
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu
Chris Bartlett
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, Ahsoka
Brendan Wayne
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu
Lateef Crowder
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
2 titles together
The Mandalorian, Ahsoka
De'Aundre Bonds
2 titles together
Dope, The Wood
Full filmography · 13
The Mandalorian and Grogu
as Jib Dodger
20267.5
Ugo: A Homecoming Story
Director
2024
We Will Be Monsters
Director and Writer
2021
Confirmation
Director
20166.9
Dope
Director and Writer
20157
Our Family Wedding
Director and Writer
20105.6
Brown Sugar
Director
20026.6
The Wood
Director
19996.7
Blacktop Lingo
Director and Writer
1996