Tanya Hamilton

Tanya Hamilton (born in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is an American film director and producer. She came to the United States at the age of eight, and settled in Maryland with her mother. She attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and Columbia University.

Hamilton's first project was a short film entitled The Killers, which was released in 1997. This work won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and New Line Cinema. Her first feature film was Night Catches Us, a portrayal of former Black Panthers reuniting in 1976 Philadelphia. In 2011, Hamilton received an Athena Film Festival award for directing, as well as Black Reel Award nomination for best director for this film. It was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, four Image Awards, a Gotham Awards and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1995 The Killers Director/Writer Short film 1999 Split Screen Director/Writer TV series, 1 episode 2010 Night Catches Us Director/Writer Debut feature film 2014 Molly Director Movie 2016 Queen Sugar Director TV series, 1 episode 2016 The Vampire Diaries Director TV series, 1 episode 2017 American Crime Director TV series, 1 episode 2017 Famous in Love Director TV series, 1 episode 2017 Greenleaf Director TV series, 2 episodes 2018 Seven Seconds Director TV series, 1 episode 2018 Black Lightning Director TV series, 1 episode 2017 Love Is_ Director TV series, 1 episode 2018 The Deuce Director TV series, 2 episodes 2019 Berlin Station Director TV series, 2 episode 2019 The Chi Director TV series, 3 episode 2019 Scream Director TV series, 1 episode 2019 Snowfall Director TV series, 1 episodes 2019 The Deuce Director TV series, 2 episodes 2019 Godfather of Harlem Director TV series, 2 episodes 2020 Cherish the Day Director TV series, 2 episodes 2022 Big Sky Director TV series, 1 episodes 2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Director TV series, 4 episodes 2024 Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Director TV miniseries, 2 episodes 2024 Get Millie Black Director TV series, 2 episodes 2025 Dope Thief Director TV series, 1 episode