Nia DaCosta

Works
Director (9), Writer (2), Screenplay (2), Actor (5), Producer (1), Songs (1),
Birthday
1989-11-08

Nia DaCosta - Director, Writer, Screenplay, , Producer, Songs known for her work in such projects: «Little Woods» (2019), «Candyman» (2021), «The Marvels» (2023), «Hedda» (2025),

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.

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Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean Poster
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Tribeca 25 Poster
Tribeca 25 2026
Role: herself
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Hedda Poster
Hedda 2025
Director, Producer, Writer, Songs
Too Much Poster
Too Much 2025
Role: Jocelyn, episodes: 1
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The Marvels Poster
Director, Writer
Candyman Poster
Candyman 2021
Screenplay, Director
Industry Poster
Industry 2020
Role: Beye Cyalader, episodes: 1
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Top Boy Poster
Top Boy 2019–2023
Director
Little Woods Poster
Director, Screenplay


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