Biography
Julius Onah (born February 10, 1983) is an American-Nigerian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing the feature films, The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), Luce (2019), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025).
Onah was born in Cross River State, Nigeria, in Okpoma. Adoga Onah, his father, was a diplomat from Nigeria. Before relocating to Arlington County, Virginia, he was raised in the Philippines, Nigeria, Togo, and the United Kingdom. After graduating from Arlington, Virginia's Washington-Lee High School, Onah went on to get a bachelor's degree in drama from Middletown, Connecticut's Wesleyan University. He earned an M.F.A. from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts' graduate film course, where he also qualified as a Dean's Fellow. Additionally, he has been awarded the esteemed Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship.
Filmography
all 15
Movies 15
Producer 10
Director 4
Writer 1

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Bad Genius (2024)

Luce (2019)

The Girl Is in Trouble (2015)

Big Man (2012)

Goodbye Chicken, Farewell Goat (2010)

Don't Look Back (2008)

The Boundary (2008)

Szmolinsky (2007)

Linus (2007)

Babette (2007)

She Waits in the Restless Horizon (2005)

Meditations/A Love Story (2004)

Samo Lives
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1983-02-10 (42 years old)
Birth PlaceMakurdi, Nigeria
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesNew York City, United States
Also Known As ジュリアス・オナ
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