---
name: "Reginald Hudlin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/reginald-hudlin"
fi1m_id: "reginald-hudlin"
imdb_id: "nm0399737"
tmdb_id: 68215
wikidata_id: "Q3110579"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "15 December 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T23:28:41.412701+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Reginald Hudlin

## Identity

Reginald Hudlin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/reginald-hudlin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** reginald-hudlin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0399737
- **TMDB ID:** 68215
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3110579
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Hudlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3110579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68215

Director. Born 15 December 1961 in Centreville, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 15 December 1961, Centreville, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1986–2012
- **Also known as:** Reginald Alan Hudlin , Reggie Hudlin 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 2 acting, 7 directing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Michael Spiller](https://film.one/person/michael-spiller.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md), [Chris Koch](https://film.one/person/chris-koch.md), [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [Victor Nelli, Jr.](https://film.one/person/victor-nelli-jr.md), [Anton Cropper](https://film.one/person/anton-cropper.md), [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 1990s 59 (2), 2000s 77 (5), 2010s 79 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 69 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Crime 1, Drama 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $131m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Hudlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3110579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68215

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*New Girl*](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md) (80), [*Everybody Hates Chris*](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md) (80), [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77), [*Bones*](https://film.one/tv/bones.md) (70)
- **AMC+:** [*Django Unchained*](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)
- **Apple TV:** [*Boomerang*](https://film.one/film/boomerang.md) (60)
- **Tubi:** [*Posse*](https://film.one/film/posse.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Reginald Hudlin is an American director, producer and writer. Born on 15 December 1961 in Centreville, Illinois, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1983, where his student short film formed the basis for his feature debut.

Hudlin directed *House Party* (1990) and *Boomerang* (1992). He produced Quentin Tarantino’s *Django Unchained* (2012), which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. His later directing credits include the feature *Marshall* (2017) and episodes of television series such as *The Office*, *Modern Family* and *Everybody Hates Chris*. He served as President of Entertainment for BET from 2005 to 2008 and has written for Marvel Comics, including runs on *Black Panther*.

Hudlin’s brother Warrington Hudlin is also a filmmaker; the pair are known as the Hudlin Brothers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (2)

- *Posse* (1993), Fi1m 58, as Reporter #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/posse.md)
- *She's Gotta Have It* (1986), Fi1m 68, as Dog 4 — [page](https://film.one/film/shes-gotta-have-it.md)

### Directed (7) — the average rests on these

- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Bones* (2005), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Boomerang* (1992), Fi1m 60, as Street Hustler — [page](https://film.one/film/boomerang.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Django Unchained* (2012), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), Thanks — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md)
- *Number One on the Call Sheet* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Candy Cane Lane* (2023), Pilot, Director
- *House Party* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Sidney* (2022), Director, Executive Producer
- *Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy* (2022), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *What If...?* (2021), series, Thanks — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *Woman in Motion* (2021), as Selfz
- *Safety* (2020), Director
- *Emperor* (2020), Producer
- *The Black Godfather* (2019), Director, Executive Producer
- *We Gon' Be Alright* (2019), series, Actor
- *Black Monday* (2019), series, Director
- *Black Panther* (2018), Thanks — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md)
- *Marshall* (2017), Director, Producer
- *Marry Me* (2014), series, Director
- *House Party: Tonight's the Night* (2013), Characters
- *How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)* (2013), series, Director
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Friends with Benefits* (2011), series, Director
- *Outsourced* (2010), series, Director
- *Sons of Tucson* (2010), series, Director
- *Black Panther* (2010), as President
- *Black Panther* (2010), series, Executive Producer, Comic Book, Writer, Creator
- *The Middle* (2009), series, Director
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *Raising the Bar* (2008), series, Director
- *Are We There Yet?: World Adventure* (2007), series, Director
- *Psych* (2006), series, Director
- *Robin Harris: Live from the Comedy Act Theater* (2006), Director
- *The Boondocks* (2005), series, Producer, Executive Producer
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *Bones* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Serving Sara* (2002), Director
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, Director
- *The Ladies Man* (2000), as Aloysius · Director
- *City of Angels* (2000), series, Director
- *Ride* (1998), Producer
- *Joe's Apartment* (1996), as Rodney Roach (voice)
- *The Great White Hype* (1996), Director
- *Cosmic Slop* (1994), Executive Producer, Creator, Director
- *House Party 3* (1994), Characters
- *Posse* (1993), as Reporter #1 — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/posse.md)
- *Bebe's Kids* (1992), Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Boomerang* (1992), as Street Hustler · Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/boomerang.md)
- *House Party 2* (1991), Characters
- *House Party* (1990), as Burglar #1 · Writer, Director
- *She's Gotta Have It* (1986), as Dog 4 — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/shes-gotta-have-it.md)
- *Fright Show* (1985), Sound
- *House Party!* (1983), Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Camera Operator
- *Shadowman*, Director

## Gallery

- ![Reginald Hudlin](https://film.one/media/person/9039/gallery-0e3040a5b240.jpg) Reginald Hudlin — Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/10.5.17ReginaldHudlinByLuigiNovi1.jpg/1280px-10.5.17ReginaldHudlinByLuigiNovi1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Reggie Hudlin (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/9039/gallery-f900abcf2ffd.jpg) Reggie Hudlin (2007) — Joi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Reggie_Hudlin.jpg/1280px-Reggie_Hudlin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Reggie Hudlin (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/9039/gallery-acbecfa49cb2.jpg) Reggie Hudlin (2007) — Reggie_Hudlin.jpg: Joi
derivative work: George Ho, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Reggie_Hudlin_headshot.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Reginald Hudlin](https://film.one/media/person/9039/gallery-c4a79315acd5.jpg) Reginald Hudlin — Image via TMDB
- ![Reginald Hudlin](https://film.one/media/person/9039/gallery-04f62b54841b.jpg) Reginald Hudlin — Image via TMDB
- ![Reginald Hudlin](https://film.one/media/person/9039/gallery-0ff6feddebf4.jpg) Reginald Hudlin — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2013: Best Picture (nominated), for *Django Unchained*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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