John Singleton

CrewProducerActorDirectorWriter 1988–2021 (33 year career)

6.7 avg rating

Highest Rated

The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

2016 · Director

10.0

Snowfall

2017 · Director

8.4

Snowfall

2017 · Executive Producer

8.4

Known For

Film

F9

In Memory Of

Film

2 Fast 2 Furious

Director

Film

Boyz n the Hood

The Mailman (uncredited)

Film

Snowfall

Director

Film

Billions

Director

Film

Four Brothers

Director

Film

American Crime Story

Director

Film

Empire

Director

Filmography

Acting (27)

Movies (23)

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

2021

as Self

6.2

De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly

2019

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

2017

as Himself

7.5

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

as Self

Trojan War

as Self

These Amazing Shadows

2011

as Self

7.4

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

2011

as Self

2.0

Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

2008

as Self

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006

as Self

6.5

Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas

2005

as Self

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

2004

as Self

Baadasssss!

2004

as Detroit J

6.4

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

2003

as Self

4.5

Baby Boy

2001

as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)

7.1

Shaft

2000

as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)

6.0

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

1997

as Self

Your Studio and You

1995

as John Singleton

6.8

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

as Fireman

5.9

Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92

1993

as Self

7.0

Poetic Justice

1993

as Colette's Man (uncredited)

6.8

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

1993

as Self (uncredited)

8.2

Boyz n the Hood

1991

as The Mailman (uncredited)

7.6

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell

1991

as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)

Television (4)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

America Beyond the Color Line

as Self

Yo! MTV Raps

as Self

Crew (37)

Movies (30)

In Memory Of

Mosagallu

Executive Producer

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

2017

Executive Producer

7.5

The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Director

Abduction

Director

Marion Jones: Press Pause

Director

Illegal Tender

Producer

Black Snake Moan

Producer

Four Brothers

Director

Hustle & Flow

Producer

Time Out

Executive Producer

2 Fast 2 Furious

Director

Baby Boy

Director

Baby Boy

Producer

Baby Boy

Writer

Shaft

Director

Shaft

Producer

Shaft

Screenplay

Shaft

Story

Woo

Executive Producer

Rosewood

Director

Higher Learning

Director

Higher Learning

Writer

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

Director

Poetic Justice

Director

Poetic Justice

Producer

Poetic Justice

Writer

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Director

Boyz n the Hood

Director

Boyz n the Hood

Writer

Television (7)

Snowfall

Director

Snowfall

Executive Producer

Billions

Director

American Crime Story

Director

Empire

Director

30 for 30

Director

Untitled Snowfall Spinoff

Original Series Creator