Rick Famuyiwa

Rick Famuyiwa
Famuyiwa at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Born	(1973-06-18) June 18, 1973 (age 50) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	Nigerian, American
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Glenita Mosley ​ (m. 1999)​

Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is an American filmmaker and television director. He is best known for the films The Wood (1999), Brown Sugar (2002), and Dope (2015), as well for his work on the television series The Mandalorian, for which he directed five 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).