Jeff Okabayashi

Directing 1989–2026 (37 year career)

6.4 avg rating

Biography

Jeff Okabayashi is an assistant director. He began his academic journey studying mathematics at UCLA but soon realised his passion lay elsewhere. Transferring to California State University, Northridge (CSUN), he earned a Radio/TV Production degree in 1985. During his time at CSUN, he discovered his calling in the film industry, leading him to apply for the prestigious Directors Guild of America (DGA) Assistant Directors Training Program. Out of 3,000 applicants, Okabayashi was one of only ten s…

Known For

Film

Avengers: Infinity War

Second Assistant Director

Film

Avengers: Endgame

Second Assistant Director

Film

Spider-Man: No Way Home

First Assistant Director

Film

Spider-Man: Far From Home

First Assistant Director

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Second Assistant Director

Film

Westworld

Second Assistant Director

Film

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

First Assistant Director

Film

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

First Assistant Director

Filmography

Crew (58)

Movies (55)

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026 Upcoming

First Assistant Director

Jul 29

Thunderbolts*

2025

First Assistant Director

7.3

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022

First Assistant Director

7.2

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

First Assistant Director

7.9

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

First Assistant Director

7.5

Avengers: Endgame

2019

Second Assistant Director

8.2

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019

First Assistant Director

7.4

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Second Assistant Director

8.2

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Second Unit First Assistant Director

6.7

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

First Assistant Director

6.0

Term Life

2016

Second Assistant Director

6.0

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014

First Assistant Director

5.9

Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014

Second Assistant Director

6.0

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

Second Unit First Assistant Director

5.9

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

Second Assistant Director

7.3

Bless Me, Ultima

2013

First Assistant Director

6.3

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010

First Assistant Director

6.4

Terminator Salvation

2009

Second Assistant Director

6.1

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009

Second Assistant Director

6.2

Bandslam

2009

Second Assistant Director

5.8

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008

Second Assistant Director

6.6

The Kingdom

2007

Second Assistant Director

6.7

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Second Assistant Director

7.4

Miami Vice

2006

Second Assistant Director

6.0

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005

Second Assistant Director

7.1

Underclassman

2005

Second Assistant Director

4.9

The Alamo

2004

Second Assistant Director

5.8

Tears of the Sun

2003

Second Assistant Director

6.9

The Life of David Gale

2003

Second Assistant Director

7.4

Matchstick Men

2003

Second Assistant Director

7.0

Road to Perdition

2002

Second Assistant Director

7.3

Ultimate X: The Movie

2002

Second Assistant Director

3.8

Pearl Harbor

2001

Second Assistant Director

6.9

Supernova

2000

Second Assistant Director

4.9

Mystery Men

1999

Second Assistant Director

5.8

Armageddon

1998

Second Assistant Director

6.8

The Replacement Killers

1998

Second Assistant Director

6.3

Vanishing Point

1997

Second Assistant Director

5.5

Out to Sea

1997

Second Assistant Director

5.7

The Birdcage

1996

Second Assistant Director

7.1

Last Man Standing

1996

Second Assistant Director

6.4

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Second Assistant Director

7.0

Quick

1993

Second Assistant Director

4.3

Undercover Blues

1993

Second Assistant Director

6.1

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

Second Second Assistant Director

5.6

Thunderheart

1992

Second Assistant Director

6.3

Backdraft

1991

Second Second Assistant Director

6.7

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

Second Assistant Director

6.3

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

Second Second Assistant Director

5.6

Come See the Paradise

1990

Second Second Assistant Director

6.2

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990

Second Second Assistant Director

6.5

The Image

1990

Second Second Assistant Director

4.6

The Girl Who Came Between Them

1990

Second Assistant Director

6.5

An Innocent Man

1989

Second Second Assistant Director

6.1

From the Dead of Night

1989

Second Second Assistant Director

5.5

Television (3)

Moon Knight

2022

First Assistant Director

7.6

Hawkeye

2021

First Assistant Director

7.8

Westworld

2016

Second Assistant Director

8.0