Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cary Joji Fukunaga
A picture of Fukunaga as he looks away from the camera
Fukunaga in 2018
Born (1977-07-10) July 10, 1977 (age 47)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • cinematographer
Years active2003–present

Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American filmmaker. 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 was the first director of East Asian descent to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, as the director and executive producer of the first season of the HBO series True Detective (2014). 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).