Ric Roman Waugh (born February 20, 1968) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, and former stuntman. He is known for his work in ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2013), and '' Shot Caller'' (2017). He wrote and directed ''

Angel Has Fallen ''Angel Has Fallen'' is a 2019 political action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh. It is the third installment in the ''Has Fallen'' film series, following ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013) and ''London Has Fallen'' (2016). The film stars ...

'' (2019), the third installment in the ''Has Fallen'' series and will write and direct ''Night Has Fallen'', the fourth installment in the ''Has Fallen'' series. He is the older brother of director

Scott Waugh Scott Waugh (born August 22, 1970) is an American film director, producer, editor and former stunt performer. He won the "10 Directors to Watch" award at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival. He is the son of stuntman Fred Waug ...

Career

Waugh worked as a stunt performer in the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in films such as '' Universal Soldier'', ''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is an 1826 historical romance novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder'', ...

'', ''

Last Action Hero ''Last Action Hero'' is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co-written by Shane Black and David Arnott. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies ...

'', ''

Hard Target ''Hard Target'' is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work homeless Cajun merchant seaman and former United States Force Recon Marine wh ...

'', ''

The Crow ''The Crow'' is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fianc� ...

'', '' Gone in 60 Seconds'', ''

Lethal Weapon 2 ''Lethal Weapon 2'' is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor and Patsy Kensit. It is a sequel to the 1987 film '' Letha ...

'', ''

Days of Thunder ''Days of Thunder'' is a 1990 American sports action drama film produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The film stars Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams, a ...

'', and ''

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''. He also worked as an actor, in ''

Kuffs ''Kuffs'' is a 1992 American action comedy film directed by Bruce A. Evans and produced by Raynold Gideon. The film stars Christian Slater and Tony Goldwyn, as well as Milla Jovovich and Ashley Judd in her film debut. The plot follows an officer ...

'' (1992) starring

Christian Slater Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. He made his film debut with a leading role in '' The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985) and gained wider recognition for his breakout role as Jason "J.D." Dean, a sociopath ...

and

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. His first directorial film is '' In the Shadows'' (2001), starring

James Caan James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award an ...

Matthew Modine Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He shared the Venice Film Festival‘s Volpi Cup for Best Actor as part of the ensemble cast of Robert Altman film ''Streamers'' (1983). He went on to play lead rol ...

, and Cuba Gooding Jr. He later directed ''

'' (2008), starring

Val Kilmer Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he later found fame as a Leading actor, leading man in films in a wide variety of genres, including Comedy film, comedies, dramas, action fi ...

. Waugh worked with actor

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in ''

'' (2013) and was in talks to direct the disaster film ''

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'' in 2012, before changes occurred in the film's development process. In 2019, Waugh wrote and directed the third installment in the ''

Has Fallen ''Has Fallen'' is an American action thriller film series starring Gerard Butler as United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning. The series includes the films ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013), ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), and ''Angel Has Falle ...

'' film series, titled ''

''. He directed the film ''Greenland'' that came out in December 2020.

Filmography

Stunts Acting credits

Collaborators

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waugh, Ric Roman 1968 births Living people 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American action film directors American male screenwriters American stunt performers Film directors from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California Writers from Los Angeles