Cary Joji Fukunaga

Born 1977 · American filmmaker

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).

Cary Joji Fukunaga, in order

1. 2009 Sin Nombre: directed, wrote
2. 2011 Jane Eyre: directed
3. 2014 True Detective (TV series): directed · critics 78%, audiences 60% · streaming on HBO Max
4. 2015 Beasts of No Nation: directed, wrote
5. 2016 Lovesong: acted · directed by So Yong Kim
6. 2017 It: wrote · directed by Andy Muschietti · critics 85%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
7. 2018 Maniac (TV series): directed · critics 84%, audiences 84% · streaming on Netflix
8. 2021 No Time to Die: directed, wrote · critics 83%, audiences 88% · streaming on Prime Video
9. 2024 Masters of the Air (TV series): directed
10. 77 Blackout: directed
11. Blood on Snow: directed