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Cary Joji Fukunaga

Directing

Born July 10, 1977 · Oakland, California, USA

Also known as Cary Joji Fukanaga · Cary Jôji Fukunaga · Cary Fukunaga

Biography

Cary Joji Fukunaga is an American filmmaker. He first attracted attention and acclaim for directing the first season of the HBO series True Detective in 2014, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. His feature films include 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). Fukunaga also co-wrote the Stephen King horror film adaptation It (2017). He 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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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 2014
  • Katrin Cartlidge Award · 2007
  • Primetime Emmy Award

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