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Biography
Ric Roman Waugh (born 20 February 1968) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, and stunt performer. He is known for his work in Felon (2008), Snitch (2013), and Shot Caller (2017). He directed Angel Has Fallen (2019), the third installment in the Fallen series.
Career
Waugh worked as a stunt performer in the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in dozens of 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, before changes occurred in the film's development process. In 2019, Waugh directed the third installment in the Has Fallen film series, titled Angel Has Fallen.
Filmography (director)
- In the Shadows (2001, also writer)
- Felon (2008, also writer)
- Snitch (2013, also writer)
- That Which I Love Destroys Me (2015) (Documentary)
- Shot Caller (2017, also writer, producer)
- Angel Has Fallen (2019)
- Greenland (2020)