[ Tayo Amos ]

Tayo Amos is an award-winning Nigerian-American director whose work has been celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and Urbanworld. Growing up in a predominantly white area (Palo Alto, CA) as a first-generation Black child made her passionate about telling stories about outsiders who are forced to adapt to their surroundings. 

 

Her episodic directing debut on Chicago Fire premiered to the highest broadcast ratings of the night, marking the return of series star Jesse Spencer. Amos is attached to direct Elite, starring Demi Singleton (KING RICHARD, GODFATHER OF HARLEM) and produced by Federal Films, and is completing a blind script deal with NBC through Will Packer’s production company.
She currently teaches directing at USC.

 

She loves to develop projects from multiple countries (given her love of traveling and fluency in Spanish) including a romantic comedy set in Seoul, a horror movie set in Jamaica, and a romantic drama set in Barcelona.

 

Amos is represented by IAG and Underground Films.