Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is a Nigerian-American film and television director. He is best known for the films "The Wood" (1999), "Brown Sugar" (2002), and "Dope" (2015), as well as for his work on the television series "The Mandalorian," for which he directed six episodes and was an executive producer on the third season. His films have been nominated for and received numerous awards, including in 2008 when he received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for "Talk to Me" (2007).

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