Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Director

Born March 19, 1957 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

316 film & television credits · Acting · Directing · Writing · Producing

Career

Filmography

316 credits

Acting

Summer of Sam Summer of Sam 1999 · John Jeffries
Girl 6 Girl 6 1996 · Jimmy
Clockers Clockers 1995 · Chucky Crooklyn Crooklyn 1994 · Snuffy
Malcolm X Malcolm X 1992 · Shorty Jungle Fever Jungle Fever 1991 · Cyrus In Living Color In Living Color 1990
Mo’ Better Blues Mo’ Better Blues 1990 · Giant
Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing 1989 · Mookie
School Daze School Daze 1988 · Darrell 'Half-Pint' Dunlap She’s Gotta Have It She’s Gotta Have It 1986 · Mars Blackmon

Directed

Highest 2 Lowest Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Director Katrina: Come Hell and High Water Katrina: Come Hell and High Water 2025 · Director
Da 5 Bloods Da 5 Bloods 2020 · Director
BlacKkKlansman BlacKkKlansman 2018 · Director
Chi-Raq Chi-Raq 2015 · Director
Oldboy Oldboy 2013 · Director
Miracle at St. Anna Miracle at St. Anna 2008 · Director
Inside Man Inside Man 2006 · Director Shark Shark 2006 · Director
She Hate Me She Hate Me 2004 · Director
25th Hour 25th Hour 2002 · Director
Bamboozled Bamboozled 2000 · Director
Summer of Sam Summer of Sam 1999 · Director He Got Game He Got Game 1998 · Director
Girl 6 Girl 6 1996 · Director Clockers Clockers 1995 · Director
Crooklyn Crooklyn 1994 · Director Malcolm X Malcolm X 1992 · Director
Jungle Fever Jungle Fever 1991 · Director Mo’ Better Blues Mo’ Better Blues 1990 · Director
Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing 1989 · Director School Daze School Daze 1988 · Director
She’s Gotta Have It She’s Gotta Have It 1986 · Director

Written & Created

APART APART 2026 · Writer Da 5 Bloods Da 5 Bloods 2020 · Writer BlacKkKlansman BlacKkKlansman 2018 · Writer
Chi-Raq Chi-Raq 2015 · Writer
She Hate Me She Hate Me 2004 · Screenplay Bamboozled Bamboozled 2000 · Screenplay Summer of Sam Summer of Sam 1999 · Writer He Got Game He Got Game 1998 · Screenplay
Clockers Clockers 1995 · Screenplay Crooklyn Crooklyn 1994 · Screenplay Malcolm X Malcolm X 1992 · Screenplay Jungle Fever Jungle Fever 1991 · Writer Mo’ Better Blues Mo’ Better Blues 1990 · Writer Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing 1989 · Screenplay School Daze School Daze 1988 · Writer
She’s Gotta Have It She’s Gotta Have It 1986 · Writer

Produced

Highest 2 Lowest Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Executive Producer
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water Katrina: Come Hell and High Water 2025 · Executive Producer Nervous Energy Nervous Energy 2025 · Executive Producer
Brownies 2024 · Executive Producer
Son of the South Son of the South 2021 · Executive Producer Da 5 Bloods Da 5 Bloods 2020 · Producer
Tales from the Hood 3 Tales from the Hood 3 2020 · Executive Producer See You Yesterday See You Yesterday 2019 · Producer Amazing Grace Amazing Grace 2018 · Producer BlacKkKlansman BlacKkKlansman 2018 · Producer
Tales from the Hood 2 Tales from the Hood 2 2018 · Executive Producer
Chi-Raq Chi-Raq 2015 · Producer
Pariah Pariah 2011 · Executive Producer
Miracle at St. Anna Miracle at St. Anna 2008 · Producer
She Hate Me She Hate Me 2004 · Producer
25th Hour 25th Hour 2002 · Producer
Bamboozled Bamboozled 2000 · Producer Love & Basketball Love & Basketball 2000 · Producer
Summer of Sam Summer of Sam 1999 · Producer The Best Man The Best Man 1999 · Producer He Got Game He Got Game 1998 · Producer
Girl 6 Girl 6 1996 · Producer Clockers Clockers 1995 · Producer
Tales from the Hood Tales from the Hood 1995 · Executive Producer Crooklyn Crooklyn 1994 · Producer
Malcolm X Malcolm X 1992 · Producer Jungle Fever Jungle Fever 1991 · Producer Mo’ Better Blues Mo’ Better Blues 1990 · Producer Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing 1989 · Producer School Daze School Daze 1988 · Producer She’s Gotta Have It She’s Gotta Have It 1986 · Producer

Other Work

Megadoc Megadoc 2025 · Thanks The Piano Lesson The Piano Lesson 2024 · Thanks
She’s Gotta Have It She’s Gotta Have It 1986 · Editor
Guest & Self Appearances92
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy 2026 · Self
Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music 2025 · Self (archive footage) Mr. Scorsese Mr. Scorsese 2025 · Self
Tamron Hall Tamron Hall 2019 · Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 · Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003 · Self - Guest Real Time with Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher 2003 · Self The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 · Self
The View The View 1997 · Self The Daily Show The Daily Show 1996 · Self - Guest
When We Were Kings When We Were Kings 1996 · Self
Hoop Dreams Hoop Dreams 1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1993 · Self - Guest Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman 1993 · Self - Guest

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