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  • BIRTH 19/11/1979
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 2
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 10
  • SCRIPT 7
  • PRODUCTION 5

Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film My Josephine (2003), he directed his first feature film, Medicine for Melancholy (2008), for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature. He is also a creative collaborator and a member of The Chopstars collective.

Following an eight-year hiatus from feature filmmaking, Jenkins directed and co-wrote the LGBTQ-themed independent drama Moonlight (2016), which won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Jenkins received an Oscar nomination for Best Director and jointly won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with Tarell Alvin McCraney. He became the fourth Black person nominated for Best Director and the second to direct a Best Picture winner. He released his third directorial feature If Beale Street Could Talk 2018, to critical praise and earned nominations for his screenplay at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes.

He is also known for his work in television. In 2017, Jenkins directed "Chapter V" of the Netflix series Dear White People. In 2021, he created and directed the Amazon Video limited series The Underground Railroad, based on the novel of the same name. The series received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie nomination and won a Peabody Award. In 2017, Jenkins was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

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Barry Jenkins

Shows (2)

The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self

Showrunner

The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad

Director (10)

Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King
Moonlight
Moonlight
Dear White People
Dear White People
(1 episode)
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
(10 episodes)
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
Medicine for Melancholy
Medicine for Melancholy
My Josephine
My Josephine
A Young Couple
A Young Couple
Tall Enough
Tall Enough
One Shot
One Shot

Script (7)

Moonlight
Moonlight
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside
Charm City Kings
Charm City Kings
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
Medicine for Melancholy
Medicine for Melancholy
My Josephine
My Josephine
Tall Enough
Tall Enough

Production (5)

Aftersun
Aftersun
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt