Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American filmmaker, music video director, and actor. Gray directed Friday, Set It Off, The Negotiator, and Straight Outta Compton, as well as the remake of The Italian Job.

Gray was born in New York. He began his career in 1989 when he appeared uncredited in the satire comedy film Major League. Three years later, he directed the music video for Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day." The video is a literal adaptation of the lyrics. He would go on to direct subsequent videos for Ice Cube, as well as artists such as Cypress Hill, Outkast, Dr. Dre, and Queen Latifah.

At 24, Gray directed his first film, the urban comedy Friday with rapper-producer Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Next he directed the film, Set It Off, with Jada Pinkett and Queen Latifah. He then went on to direct The Negotiator. The film starred Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey and Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson, and earned Gray both Best Film and Best Director awards at the 1998 Acapulco Film Festival.

Gray is also known for The Italian Job, an action-thriller starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron and Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg. Gray garnered the Best Director award at the 2004 Black American Film Festival for his work on the film, which surpassed the $100 million mark in the domestic box office.

His next film was A Man Apart, a violent action thriller starring Vin Diesel. He would later direct Be Cool, an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name. The John Travolta vehicle was a critical flop, but made $95.2 million worldwide.

His next film was the thriller Law Abiding Citizen, starring Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Scripted by Kurt Wimmer, it grossed over $100 million worldwide.

Gary is also responsible for directing many music videos. He has worked with artists like TLC, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, and Jay-Z, among others.

Gray received The Ivan Dixon Award of Achievement from the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center and was named one of the “50 Best and Brightest African Americans Under 40” by Black Enterprise magazine. He was honored by the African American Film Critics Association with their 2004 Special Achievement Award and was recognized by the Artist Empowerment Coalition with the Artist Empowerment Award that same year. He also received the Pioneer Director award from the Pan-African Film and Arts Festival in 2010.

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菲利克斯·加里·格雷（Felix Gary Gray，1969年7月17日-），美国电影制片人、音乐录影带导演、演员。格雷执导了《星期五》、《出发》、《谈判官》和《直截了当的康普顿》，以及翻拍的《意大利工作》。

格雷出生于纽约。他于 1989 年开始了他的职业生涯，当时他在讽刺喜剧电影《美国职业大联盟》中出演。三年后，他执导了Ice Cube的《It Was a Good Day》的音乐录影带。该视频是对歌词的字面改编。他将继续为Ice Cube以及Cypress Hill，Outkast，Dr. Dre和Queen Latifah等艺术家执导后续视频。

24 岁时，格雷执导了他的第一部电影，与说唱歌手兼制片人 Ice Cube 和 Chris Tucker 合作的都市喜剧《星期五》。接下来，他与贾达·萍克特（Jada Pinkett）和拉蒂法女王（Queen Latifah）一起执导了电影《Set It Off》。然后，他继续执导《谈判者》。这部电影由奥斯卡金像奖得主凯文·史派西和奥斯卡提名者塞缪尔·杰克逊主演，并在 1998 年阿卡普尔科电影节上为格雷赢得了最佳影片和最佳导演奖。

格雷还以《意大利工作》而闻名，这是一部由奥斯卡金像奖得主查理兹·塞隆和奥斯卡提名者马克·沃尔伯格主演的动作惊悚片。格雷在 2004 年美国黑人电影节上凭借这部电影获得了最佳导演奖，该片的国内票房突破了 1 亿美元大关。

他的下一部电影是《一个男人》，这是一部由范·迪塞尔主演的暴力动作惊悚片。他后来执导了改编自埃尔莫尔·伦纳德同名小说的《酷》。约翰·特拉沃尔塔（John Travolta）的汽车是一个关键的失败，但在全球范围内赚了9520万美元。

他的下一部电影是惊悚片《守法公民》，由奥斯卡金像奖得主杰米·福克斯和杰拉德·巴特勒主演。该片由库尔特·维默（Kurt Wimmer）编剧，全球票房收入超过1亿美元。

Gary还负责执导许多音乐录影带。他曾与 TLC、Dr. Dre、Tupac Shakur、Mary J. Blige、Stevie Wonder、Babyface 和 Jay-Z 等艺术家合作。

格雷获得了黑人好莱坞教育和资源中心颁发的伊万·迪克森成就奖，并被《黑人企业》杂志评为“40 岁以下 50 位最优秀、最聪明的非裔美国人”之一。2004年，他被非裔美国影评人协会授予特别成就奖，并于同年获得艺术家赋权联盟颁发的艺术家赋权奖。他还在2010年获得了泛非电影艺术节的先锋导演奖。