Raoul Peck
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 9, 1953 in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
- Active Years
- 1982–2025 (44 Years)
- Total Credits
- 71 credits in database
Biography
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Name: Raoul Peck.
Birth Date: September 9, 1953.
Birth Place: Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Nationality/Identity: Haitian filmmaker, director, writer, producer, political activist, and former government minister. One source describes him as a franco-haitian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Roles: Director, writer, producer.
Known for: Using historical, political, and personal characters to tackle societal issues and historical events.
Filmography/Works mentioned: Le Voyage, The Black General, I Am Not Your Negro (nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary in 2017), Lumumba.
Political Career: Haiti's Minister of Culture from March 1996 to September 1997.
Education: Studied in Germany at Humboldt University and the German Film and Television [incomplete in source, but I'll stick to what's there].
Raoul Peck was born on September 9, 1953, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He is a Haitian filmmaker, director, writer, and producer known for creating both documentary and feature films. Peck is also a political activist and served as Haiti's Minister of Culture from March 1996 to September 1997. His work often uses historical, political, and personal characters to recount societal issues and historical events. His credits include the films Le Voyage, The Black General, and Lumumba. In 2017, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary for I Am Not Your Negro. Peck is recognized for his politically charged films regarding historical figures and social issues.
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Career overview
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Raoul Peck is a Haitian filmmaker, director, writer, and producer born on September 9, 1953, in Port-au
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
71 titles- Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025) Director
- Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025) Producer
- Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025) Writer
- Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024) as Ernest Cole (French voice over)
- Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024) Director
- Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024) Producer
- Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024) Author
- Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024) Camera Operator
- Silver Dollar Road (2023) Producer
- Silver Dollar Road (2023) Writer
- Silver Dollar Road (2023) Director
- Exterminate All the Brutes (2021) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Exterminate All the Brutes (2021) Director
- Exterminate All the Brutes (2021) Executive Producer
- Exterminate All the Brutes (2021) Writer
- Exterminate All the Brutes (2021) Creator
- Amexica: Life in the Borderlands (2021) Producer
- Marcians (2017) as Self
- I Am Not Your Negro (2017) Producer
- I Am Not Your Negro (2017) Scenario Writer
- I Am Not Your Negro (2017) Director
- The Young Karl Marx (2017) Director
- The Young Karl Marx (2017) Screenplay
- The Young Karl Marx (2017) Producer
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Russian Utopia (2014) Producer
- Murder in Pacot (2014) Director
- Murder in Pacot (2014) Screenplay
- Murder in Pacot (2014) Producer
- Fatal Assistance (2013) Director
- Fatal Assistance (2013) Writer
- Fatal Assistance (2013) Producer
- L'École du pouvoir (2009) Director
- The School of Power (2009) Director
- The School of Power (2009) Writer
- Moloch Tropical (2009) Director
- Moloch Tropical (2009) Producer
- Moloch Tropical (2009) Writer
- L'Affaire Villemin (2006) Director
- Sometimes in April (2005) Director
- Sometimes in April (2005) Author
- Sometimes in April (2005) Executive Producer
- Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle (2001) as Narrator
- Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle (2001) Director
- Lumumba (2000) Director
- Lumumba (2000) Associate Producer
- Lumumba (2000) Writer
- It's Not About Love (1998) Director
- It's Not About Love (1998) Writer
- Documenta X - Die Filme (1997) Director
- Desounen: Dialogue with Death (1994) Writer
- Desounen: Dialogue with Death (1994) Director
- The Man by the Shore (1993) Director
- The Man by the Shore (1993) Screenplay
- Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1991) as Narrator
- Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1991) Writer
- Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1991) Director
- Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1991) Editor
- Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1991) Producer
- Haitian Corner (1988) Director
- Haitian Corner (1988) Writer
- Merry Christmas Deutschland (1985) Director
- Der Innensenator steht gewissermaßen hinter uns (1983) Director
- Der Innensenator steht gewissermaßen hinter uns (1983) Writer
- Leugt (1983) Director
- 120 Minuten merkwürdig (1982) Director
- 120 Minuten merkwürdig (1982) Writer
- The Hands That Held the Knives Director
- Welcome to Port-au-Prince Director
- Welcome to Port-au-Prince Writer
- Welcome to Port-au-Prince Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Raoul Peck best known for?
Raoul Peck is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Silver Dollar Road (2023), Silver Dollar Road (2023), Silver Dollar Road (2023), The Young Karl Marx (2017).
When and where was Raoul Peck born?
Raoul Peck was born on September 9, 1953 in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
How many credits does Raoul Peck have?
Raoul Peck has accumulated over 71 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1982 to 2025.
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Raoul Peck by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self — aged about 61
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