Nia DaCosta
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Nia DaCosta works as a director working on the making of films rather than the performing of them. The film 'The Marvels' is the credit that gets cited first. There is 'Candyman' as well. Thriller keeps recurring across the credit list. Cinema and television have both taken up part of the working life.
Nia DaCosta
6 Directed
1 Series
Nia DaCosta works as a director working on the making of films rather than the performing of them. The film 'The Marvels' is the credit that gets cited first. There is 'Candyman' as well. Thriller keeps recurring across the credit list. Cinema and television have both taken up part of the working life.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Nia DaCosta and where are they from?
Nia DaCosta is 36 years old, born on November 8, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Nia DaCosta?
Nia DaCosta is best known for directing The Marvels, Candyman, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
How many movies has Nia DaCosta directed?
Over a 13-year career (since 2013), Nia DaCosta has directed or written 6 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was Nia DaCosta's first movie?
The career of Nia DaCosta began with The Water Dancer ().
What is Nia DaCosta's most recent movie or series?
Nia DaCosta's most recent release is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which premiered on January 14, 2026.
What TV shows has Nia DaCosta created or directed?
On television, Nia DaCosta has appeared in Top Boy, Sex Criminals.
Nia DaCosta
1989-11-08 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American filmmaker. She rose to prominence with her feature-length directorial debut, Little Woods (2018), a crime thriller, which won the Nora Ephron Prize for Female Filmmakers at the Tribeca Film Festival.
After working on other projects, most notably directing two episodes of the British thriller series Top Boy in 2019, DaCosta became the first Black female director to debut at No. 1 at the U.S. box office for the weekend opening of the horror film Candyman (2021). She then became the first black woman to direct a Marvel Comics film with The Marvels (2023), which, despite being a box-office bomb, became the highest-grossing film directed by a black woman.Nia DaCosta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.