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Bille Woodruff is a director of film, television and music videos, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists since the mid-1990s. These artists include Joe, for whom Woodruff has directed 9 music videos since 1994, and , with whom he has worked 10 times since 1996. Woodruff directed the videos for some of Braxton's biggest singles, including "Un-Break My Heart", "You're Makin' Me High", and "He Wasn't Man Enough".


Film and television career
Woodruff directed the 2003 film Honey. Rumors stated singer and actress was originally slated to play the title role, but died before filming began. However, Woodruff said, "That’s incorrect. It was supposed to be Beyoncé. That’s been widely reported but it’s incorrect. She couldn’t do it because of her touring schedule for her first album Dangerously in Love." She was replaced by . The film was released on December 5, 2003 and opened at #2 at the US Box Office, earning $12,856,040 in its opening weekend. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with a rating of 20% on , but favorable reviews from moviegoers, with a rating of 76% on .

Woodruff then directed the 2005 film , a spin-off of the Barbershop film trilogy, starring . The film was released on March 30, 2005 and went on to gross worldwide $37,245,453 at the worldwide box office. Movie critics' reviews were generally negative, generating a rating of 38% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, moviegoers liked the movie, giving it a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

He then directed the 2009 film , starring . The film was released straight-to-DVD on September 1, 2009.

He directed the straight-to-DVD sequel to Honey, Honey 2, which was released in 2011.

He released the movie Rags on Nickelodeon in 2012. He directed 7 episodes of The Game TV series in 2012 and 2013.

Woodruff directed the film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name Addicted and A Very Larry Christmas.

In 2015, Woodruff directed Honey 3 in South Africa with new fresh Talent including and '.

He directed the film The Perfect Match starring Terence Jenkins and Paula Patton in 2016.

Since 2016, he has directed numerous episodes of the following television series: Hit the Floor, Star, Empire and Black Lightning.

In 2024, he is the director of Bridgerton.


Videography

1991
  • Sounds of Blackness – "Optimistic"
  • The S.O.S. Band – "Sometimes I Wonder"


1994


1995
  • A Few Good Men - "Have I never"


1996


1997


1998
  • Babyface & Des'ree – "Fire"
  • – "Heaven's What I Feel"/"Corazon Prohibido"
  • Joe – "All That I Am"
  • – "These Are The Times"
  • Celine Dion & R. Kelly – "I'm Your Angel"
  • Next – "Too Close"
  • Next – "I Still Love You"
  • – "The Only One For Me"
  • Chico DeBarge & Joe – "No Guarantee"
  • – "Yours Faithfully"
  • Tony Rich Project – "Silly Man"
  • – "I Know Remix"
  • Chico DeBarge – "Love Still Good"
  • Myron – "Destiny"
  • – "Yesterday"
  • Chico DeBarge – "Virgin"
  • – "No Doubt"


1999
  • Foxy Brown feat. Total – "I Can't"
  • Celine Dion – "Then You Look at Me"
  • – "Love of a Lifetime"
  • 702 – "Where My Girls At?"
  • R. Kelly feat. – "Did You Ever Think" (remix)
  • feat. – "Secret Love"
  • 702 – "You Don't Know"
  • – "I Do"
  • – "I Wanna Love You Forever"
  • Blaque – "Bring It All to Me"
  • – "Born to Make You Happy"
  • Marc Nelson – "15 Minutes"
  • – "When I Close My Eyes"
  • Shanice – "You Need A Man"
  • – "If You Love Me"
  • – "You're Where I Belong"
  • – "How Can I Not Love You"
  • Chico Debarge – "Give You What You Want (Fa Sure)"


2000
  • Celine Dion – "Live (For the One I Love)"
  • TLC – ""
  • Joe – "I Wanna Know"
  • Toni Braxton – "He Wasn't Man Enough"
  • Mary J. Blige – ""
  • Toni Braxton feat. Dr. Dre – "Just Be A Man About It"
  • Joe – "Treat Her Like a Lady"
  • – "You Should've Told Me"
  • Toni Braxton – "Spanish Guitar"
  • – "Don't Think I'm Not
  • 98 Degrees – "My Everything"
  • – "No More"
  • feat. Joe and Brian McKnight – "Coming Back Home"
  • Chanté Moore – "Straight Up"


2001
  • feat. and Q-Tip – "You"
  • feat. Lil' Kim – "Wait a Minute"
  • feat. – "Thank You"
  • – "I'll Find a Way"
  • feat. R. Kelly – "We Thuggin'"
  • Babyface – "What If"
  • R. Kelly – "The World's Greatest"
  • Britney Spears – "" (original version)
  • R. Kelly – "The Storm Is Over Now"
  • The Isley Brothers feat. R. Kelly and Chanté Moore – "Contagious"
  • R. Kelly – "Feelin' on Yo Booty"
  • – "Take a Message"


2002
  • Fat Joe feat. Ashanti – "What's Luv?"
  • Joe – "What If a Woman"
  • – "Hot in Herre" (version 1)
  • – "When You Look at Me"
  • Kirk Franklin – "Brighter Day"
  • Joe – "Let's Stay Home Tonight"
  • – "Surrender" (version 1)


2003
  • – "Shut Up"
  • R. Kelly – "Ignition (Remix)"
  • The Isley Brothers feat. JS – "Busted"
  • The Isley Brothers feat. R. Kelly – "What Would You Do?"


2005
  • B5 – "All I Do"
  • Britney Spears – "Do Somethin'"
  • R. Kelly feat. Wisin & Yandel – "Burn It Up"
  • Artists for Hurricane Relief – "Come Together Now"
  • feat. R. Kelly – "In Love with a Thug"


2006
  • The Isley Brothers – "Just Came Here to Chill"
  • Joe feat. Papoose – "Where You At"
  • 3LW feat. – "Feelin' You"
  • Mary J. Blige – "Take Me as I Am"


2007


2008


2009


2010


2011
  • featuring Lil Wayne – "Hit the Lights"
  • – "Love Will Never Do Without an Escapade (Janet Mashup)"


2012
  • Toni Braxton – "I Heart You"


2014


2017
  • Toni Braxton – "Deadwood"


Filmography

Film
  • Honey (2003)
  • (2005)
  • (2009)
  • Honey 2 (2011)
  • Rags (2012)
  • Addicted (2014)
  • (2014)
  • The Perfect Match (2016)
  • (2016)


Television
2012–2014The Game11 episodes
2016–2018Hit the Floor4 episodes
2017"You Are Not Your Own"
2017"We Are Family"
2017Greenleaf"Silence and Loneliness"
2017–2019Star5 episodes
2017–2020Empire5 episodes
2018Claws"Scream"
2018–2021Black Lightning7 episodes
2019Perfect Harmony"Merry Jaxmas"
2020Filthy Rich"Romans 12:21"
2021Genius"Aretha: Unforgettable"
2021Fear the Walking Dead"Reclamation"
2021–2025Yellowjackets2 episodes
2022"Gold Rush"
2022A Million Little Things"Lesson Learned"
2022Tom Swift"...And the Benefits of Bondage"
2022Vampire Academy"Pilot"
2023"Pterodactyls Can Fly"
20242 episodes
2024Grey's Anatomy"Night Moves"
2025Watson"The Camgirl Injury"
2025Elsbeth"Four Body Problem"


Further reading


External links
  • Bille Woodruff on VidDug – List of Bille Woodruff's music video credits with links to videos

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