Rob L. Cohen is an American director, producer, and screenwriter of film and television. Beginning his career as an executive producer at 20th Century Fox, Cohen produced and developed numerous high-profile film and television programs, including The Wiz, The Witches of Eastwick, and Light of Day, before concentrating full-time on directing in the 1990s. His directorial credits include action films such as xXx and the first The Fast and the Furious, along with fantasy films like Dragonheart and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.