Ric Roman Waugh

Ric Roman Waugh
Born	(1968-02-20) February 20, 1968 (age 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Director, writer, producer
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Tanya Ballinger ​ ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	2

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 Felon (2008), Snitch (2013), and Shot Caller (2017).[1][2] He wrote and directed Angel Has Fallen (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.

Career

Waugh worked as a stunt performer in the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in films such as Universal Soldier, The Last of the Mohicans, Last Action Hero, Hard Target, The Crow, Gone in 60 Seconds, Lethal Weapon 2, Days of Thunder, and The One. He also worked as an actor, in Kuffs (1992) starring Christian Slater and Milla Jovovich.

His first directorial film is In the Shadows (2001), starring James Caan, Matthew Modine, and Cuba Gooding Jr. He later directed Felon (2008), starring Val Kilmer. Waugh worked with actor Dwayne Johnson in Snitch (2013) and was in talks to direct the disaster film Deepwater Horizon in 2012,[3] before changes occurred in the film's development process. In 2019, Waugh wrote and directed the third installment in the Has Fallen film series, titled Angel Has Fallen.[4]

He directed the film Greenland that came out in December 2020.[5][6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1996	Exit	Yes	No	No	Credited as "Alan Smithee"[7]
2001	In the Shadows	Yes	Yes	No
2008	Felon	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Snitch	Yes	Yes	No
2015	That Which I Love Destroys Me	Yes	No	Yes	Documentary
2017	Shot Caller	Yes	Yes	Yes
2019	Angel Has Fallen	Yes	Yes	No
2020	Greenland	Yes	No	No
2021	National Champions	Yes	No	No
2023	Kandahar	Yes	No	No
TBA	Night Has Fallen	Yes	Yes	No
	Greenland: Migration	Yes	No	No

Stunts

Year	Title	Notes
1989	Tango & Cash	Uncredited
1990	Days of Thunder	as Ric Waugh
1991	Hook	as Ric Waugh
1992	Kuffs	as Ric Waugh; Assistant stunt coordinator
	The Last of the Mohicans	as Ric Waugh
	Brain Donors	as Rick Waugh
1993	Last Action Hero
1998	From the Earth to the Moon	Episode: "Apollo One"
2000	Gone in 60 Seconds	as Ric Waugh

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Married... with Children	Jake	as Ric Waugh; Episode "One Down, Two to Go"
1992	Kuffs	Hood

Collaborators

Actor/actress	In the Shadows (2001)	Felon (2008)	Snitch (2013)	That Which I Love Destroys Me (2015)	Shot Caller (2017)	Angel Has Fallen (2019)	Greenland (2020)	National Champions (2021)	Kandahar (2023)	Night Has Fallen (TBA)	Greenland: Migration (TBA)
Jon Bernthal
Benjamin Bratt
Andrew Bachelor
David Buckley
Jonathan Chibnall
Gerard Butler
Gerhard Daum
Dana Gonzales
Holt McCallany
Morena Baccarin
Vincent Garcia Newman
Harold Perrineau

References

1. "'Shot Caller' Director on Getting His Movie to Theaters: 'This Was One Massive F—ing Boulder'". Variety. August 17, 2017.
2. "On the Inside: To Make His Feature Shot Caller, Ric Roman Waugh Learned How to Shoot in a Real-Life Prison". moviemaker. August 15, 2017.
3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 24, 2012). "Summit, Participant Tap Ric Roman Waugh To Helm 'Deepwater Horizon' Oil Rig Disaster". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
4. "Ric Roman Waugh On To Direct Angel Has Fallen". empireonline. July 25, 2017.
5. "'Greenland': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
6. D'Alessandro, Andreas Wiseman, Anthony; Wiseman, Andreas; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-10-01). "ErosSTX Gerard Butler Thriller 'Greenland' Skipping U.S. Theatrical Release For PVOD; HBO Nabs Pay-TV & Streaming In Big Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
7. Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781 – via Google Books.

External links

• Ric Roman Waugh at IMDb