Ric Roman Waugh | |
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| Born | February 20, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Tanya Ballinger (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
Ric Roman Waugh (born February 20, 1968) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, and former stuntman. He is known for his work in Felon (2008), Snitch (2013), and Shot Caller (2017). [1] [2] He wrote and directed Angel Has Fallen (2019), the third installment in the Has Fallen series and will write and direct Night Has Fallen, the fourth installment in the Has Fallen series.
He is the older brother of director Scott Waugh.
Waugh worked as a stunt performer in the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in films such as Universal Soldier , The Last of the Mohicans , Last Action Hero , Hard Target , The Crow , Gone in 60 Seconds , Lethal Weapon 2 , Days of Thunder , and The One . He also worked as an actor, in Kuffs (1992) starring Christian Slater and Milla Jovovich.
His first directorial film is In the Shadows (2001), starring James Caan, Matthew Modine, and Cuba Gooding Jr. He later directed Felon (2008), starring Val Kilmer. Waugh worked with actor Dwayne Johnson in Snitch (2013) and was in talks to direct the disaster film Deepwater Horizon in 2012, [3] before changes occurred in the film's development process. In 2019, Waugh wrote and directed the third installment in the Has Fallen film series, titled Angel Has Fallen . [4]
He directed the film Greenland that came out in December 2020. [5] [6]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1996 | Exit | Yes | No | No | Credited as "Alan Smithee" [7] |
| 2001 | In the Shadows | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Felon | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Snitch | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | That Which I Love Destroys Me | Yes | No | Yes | Documentary |
| 2017 | Shot Caller | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | Greenland | Yes | No | No | |
| 2021 | National Champions | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Kandahar | Yes | No | No | |
| TBA | Night Has Fallen | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Greenland: Migration | Yes | No | No |
Stunts
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tango & Cash | Uncredited |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | as Ric Waugh |
| 1991 | Hook | as Ric Waugh |
| 1992 | Kuffs | as Ric Waugh; Assistant stunt coordinator |
| The Last of the Mohicans | as Ric Waugh | |
| Brain Donors | as Rick Waugh | |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Episode: "Apollo One" |
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | as Ric Waugh |
Acting credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Married... with Children | Jake | as Ric Waugh; Episode "One Down, Two to Go" |
| 1992 | Kuffs | Hood |
| Actor/actress | In the Shadows (2001) | Felon (2008) | Snitch (2013) | That Which I Love Destroys Me (2015) | Shot Caller (2017) | Angel Has Fallen (2019) | Greenland (2020) | National Champions (2021) | Kandahar (2023) | Night Has Fallen (TBA) | Greenland: Migration (TBA) |
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National Champions is a 2021 American sports drama film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, based on the play of the same name by Adam Mervis. The film stars Stephan James, J. K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, and Uzo Aduba.
Kandahar, titled Mission Kandahar in Canada, is a 2023 American spy action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Mitchell LaFortune. The film stars Gerard Butler and features a supporting cast that includes Ali Fazal, Navid Negahban, Bahador Foladi, Nina Toussaint-White, Tom Rhys Harries, Vassilis Koukalani, Mark Arnold, Corey Johnson, and Travis Fimmel. Loosely based on actual events, the story follows a CIA operative and his translator who flee from Afghanistan after their covert mission is exposed.
Greenland: Migration is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic survival thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling and Mitchell LaFortune. It is a sequel to the 2020 film Greenland, and is estimated to be released early 2025 by Lionsgate.
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