Julius Onah
Age: N/A | From: Makurdi, Nigeria
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Makurdi, Nigeria
Homepage: http://www.juliusonah.com/
Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Julius Onah is an American-Nigerian film director, screenwriter, and producer. 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. He has directed some feature films, including The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), Luce (2019), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025).
Most Famous Work
The Cloverfield Paradox
(2018) Director
Captain America: Brave New World
(2025) Writer
The Girl Is in Trouble
(2015) Producer
Luce
(2019) Producer
Meditations/A Love Story
(2004) Writer
Bad Genius
(2024) Writer
Don't Look Back
(2008) Editor
She Waits in the Restless Horizon
(2005) EditorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Adoga | |
| 2004 | Declan | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2025 | Director | |
| 2019 | Director | |
| 2018 | Director | |
| 2015 | Director | |
| 2012 | Director | |
| 2010 | Director | |
| 2008 | Director | |
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| 2007 | Director | |
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| 2005 | Director | |
| 2004 | Director | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Writer | |
| 2019 | Screenplay | |
| 2015 | Writer | |
| 2012 | Writer | |
| 2010 | Writer | |
| 2008 | Writer | |
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| 2007 | Writer | |
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| 2005 | Writer | |
| 2004 | Writer | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Producer | |
| 2015 | Producer | |
| 2010 | Producer | |
| 2008 | Producer | |
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| 2007 | Producer | |
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| 2005 | Producer | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Editor | |
| 2008 | Editor | |
| 2007 | Editor | |
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| 2005 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Director of Photography | |
| 2008 | Director of Photography | |
| 2007 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |