Reinaldo Marcus Green

Reinaldo Marcus Green (born December 16, 1981) is an American director, producer and writer. His films include Monsters and Men, Joe Bell (2020), and Bob Marley: One Love (2024). His 2021 film King Richard was nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards.

On television, he has served as the director and producer on the miniseries We Own This City (2022) and director, co-writer, and producer on the Disney+ / Marvel Cinematic Universe television special The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026).

Early life Green was born in the Bronx to an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother and grew up in Staten Island among other areas of New York City. His parents divorced, and he and his brother Rashaad primarily lived with their father. They played baseball growing up and had MLB ambitions.

Green attended Port Richmond High School. He went on to complete a Master of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and taught at an elementary school. He then worked at AIG for five years as a director of educational programming and talent acquisitions, needing the money to pay off his undergraduate loans. However, Green's department was downsized due to the 2008 financial crisis.

Disillusioned by Wall Street and introduced to film by his brother, Green enrolled in NYU Tisch School of the Arts' graduate film program when he was 27 and has since taught at the institution as an adjunct professor.

Career Green first gained prominence through his early short films both solo and in collaboration with his brother. Among these were Stone Cars, which was shot on location in Cape Town, South Africa and showcased at the 2014 Cinéfondation in Cannes, and Stop, which was inspired by the killing of Trayvon Martin and premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

After receiving the Sundance Institute Fellowship in 2017, Green made his feature film debut with the 2018 drama Monsters and Men, which won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding First Feature at the Sundance Film Festival. His next project was Joe Bell (2020), produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and Cary Joji Fukunaga, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton, and Maxwell Jenkins.

In June 2019, it was announced Green would be directing a biopic titled King Richard, about tennis coach and father of American tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, Richard Williams, starring Will Smith in the titular role. The 2021 film has received a number of accolades.

Green directed the HBO miniseries We Own This City (2022), starring Jon Bernthal and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Justin Fenton. He directed another biopic titled Bob Marley: One Love (2024). The film depicts the life of reggae musician Bob Marley and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir in the titular role. Bob Marley: One Love received mixed reviews but was well-received by audiences. He is anticipated to direct an untitled dramedy for Lionsgate.

In February 2025, Green was announced to direct and co-write The Punisher: One Last Kill for Marvel Studios focused on Frank Castle / Punisher, reuniting with Bernthal, who portrays the titular character and also co-wrote the project.

Green was selected as an international Jury Member for the 76th Berlin International Film Festival.

Filmography Short film Year TitleDirectorWriterProducer 2011 The Interview One Way Ticket 2012 White Showtime 2013 Street Kid Festus 2014 Stone Cars Anonymous Nnowm deede The Zebra Room 2015 Stop Le Barrage Semeli 2021 In Max We Trust

Documentary short Year Title Notes 2016 Mother Nature: Not Mommy Also cinematographer

Feature film

Year TitleDirectorWriter 2018 Monsters and Men 2020 Joe Bell 2021 King Richard 2024 Bob Marley: One Love

Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Writer Notes 2016–2017 First Step 5 episodes 2019 Top Boy 3 episodes 2021 Amend: The Fight for America Documentary series; 6 episodes 2022 We Own This City Miniseries; 6 episodes 2026 The Punisher: One Last Kill Disney+ special

Acting credits Year Title Role Notes 2009 Choices Young man Short film 2011 Gun Hill Road Prison Guard 2 The Interview Ty BedfordShort film One Way Ticket Rei 2022 We Own This City Correctional officer #2 Episode: "Part Six"