Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsSXSW Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Richard L. Fox

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Wilhelm Tell - Italian Alps
Richard L. Fox is known for Donnie Darko (2001), Nightcrawler (2014) and The Descendants (2011).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro

    • Photos8

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 2
    View Poster

    Known for

    Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Stuart Stone in Donnie Darko (2001)
    Donnie Darko
    8.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2001
    Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
    Nightcrawler
    7.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    George Clooney in The Descendants (2011)
    The Descendants
    7.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2011
    Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
    Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
    6.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2024

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The Artist
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • The Last Resort
      • first assistant director
      • In Production
    • Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?
      • first assistant director
      • In Development
    • Pledge Trip
      • first assistant director
      • Pre-production
    • Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Vivian Bang, Dean Norris, Nik Dodani, and Brandon Flynn in The Parenting (2025)
      The Parenting
      5.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Bookie (2023)
      Bookie
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2023–2025
    • William Tell (2024)
      William Tell
      5.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
      Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chevalier (2022)
      Chevalier
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Gigi & Nate (2022)
      Gigi & Nate
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
      American Crime Story
      8.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin in The Kominsky Method (2018)
      The Kominsky Method
      8.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2018–2021
    • Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in The Comey Rule (2020)
      The Comey Rule
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross in The High Note (2020)
      The High Note
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • All Day and a Night (2020)
      All Day and a Night
      6.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Salma Hayek, Rose Byrne, and Tiffany Haddish in Like a Boss (2020)
      Like a Boss
      4.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Matthew McConaughey, Martin Lawrence, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Donovan St V. Williams, Zac Efron, and Stefania LaVie Owen in The Beach Bum (2019)
      The Beach Bum
      5.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marziale, and Madeline Weinstein in Alex Strangelove (2018)
      Alex Strangelove
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Glenn Close, Ving Rhames, Christopher Walken, Owen Wilson, Terry Bradshaw, J.K. Simmons, Katt Williams, and Ed Helms in Father Figures (2017)
      Father Figures
      5.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2017

    Producer

    • Pledge Trip
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin in The Kominsky Method (2018)
      The Kominsky Method
      8.2
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2021
    • Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in The Comey Rule (2020)
      The Comey Rule
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • associate producer
      • 2020
    • Wesley Snipes and Silvia Colloca in The Detonator (2006)
      The Detonator
      4.7
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 2006
    • Wesley Snipes in The Marksman (2005)
      The Marksman
      4.1
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 2005
    • Heath Ledger in Casanova (2005)
      Casanova
      6.5
      • supervising producer: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • The Law Firm
      7.3
      TV Series
      • coordinating producer
      • 2005–2006
    • Steven Seagal, Nia Peeples, Morris Chestnut, and Ja Rule in Half Past Dead (2002)
      Half Past Dead
      4.6
      • associate producer
      • 2002
    • The Refugee
      • line producer
      • 1998
    • Silent Lies (1996)
      Silent Lies
      6.8
      • line producer
      • 1996
    • Where Evil Lives (1991)
      Where Evil Lives
      3.8
      • executive producer
      • 1991

    Director

    • Bookie (2023)
      Bookie
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Where Evil Lives (1991)
      Where Evil Lives
      3.8
      • Director (as Richard L. Fox Jr.)
      • 1991
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Alternative names
      • Richard L. Fox Jr.
    • Parents
      • Dawn Nickerson

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.