Regina King

Actor and director. Born 15 January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m11 acting · 4 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 11 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

15 January 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA

Active

1990–present

Frequently works with

Carly Wray, Christopher Chulack, Craig Zisk, Cuba Gooding Jr., Damon Lindelof, Etan Frankel, Joe Lawson, John Wells

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Regina’s work 2 points above the press, across 10 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 795

Under 600

Of 11 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 9 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films, 5 series
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $760m across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1990–present

Genres

Drama10
Crime4
Comedy3
Sci-Fi & Fantasy3
Romance2
Thriller2

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestThe Leftovers2014

68WorstCaught Stealing2025

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21980s

151990s

192000s

212010s

92020s

Directors most worked with

Christopher Chulack2 titles

Craig Zisk2 titles

John Wells2 titles

Kerry Washington2 titles

Kevin Bray2 titles

Mimi Leder2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Cuba Gooding Jr.2 titles