Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979, Miami) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for Moonlight (2016), which won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. He became only the second Black director to helm a Best Picture winner. His other major works include If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), the Amazon miniseries The Underground Railroad (2021) - which earned a Peabody Award - and Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
Jenkins was confirmed as the director of the biographical drama Be My Baby for A24, in which Zendaya will play legendary singer Ronnie Spector.
Universal acquired the rights to the science fiction thriller The Natural Order, which Jenkins will direct with Glen Powell in the lead role; the story revolves around the search for eternal life.
Jenkins' film Mufasa: The Lion King for Disney was released in theaters on December 20, 2024 and earned over 700 million dollars worldwide.
Jenkins married film director Lulu Wang in December 2024.
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