Ryan Coogler
Born: 1986-05-23 in Oakland, California, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Ryan Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is a recipient of ten NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award. He made his feature-length debut with the independent film Fruitvale Station (2013) before transitioning to directing and writing franchise films such as the Rocky series spinoff, Creed (2015), as well as the Marvel films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Coogler has also produced the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and wrote and directed the supernatural horror film Sinners (2025). In 2013, he was included on Time's list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the world. In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up of Time's Person of the Year, and he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2021, Coogler, his wife, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian founded multimedia production company Proximity Media. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Coogler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Sinners ... (Director)
- Ironheart ... (Executive Producer)
- Eyes of Wakanda ... (Executive Producer)
- Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time ... (Executive Producer)
- Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners as Self
2024
- Megalopolis ... (Thanks)
- Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld as Self
2023
- Creed III ... (Producer)
- Stephen Curry: Underrated ... (Producer)
- Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever as Self (voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ... (Screenplay)
- 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
2021
- Space Jam: A New Legacy ... (Producer)
- Judas and the Black Messiah ... (Producer)
- Regard Noir as Self
- Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self
- Homeroom ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage)
- Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
2019
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
- Elvis Goes There as Self
2018
- Black Panther ... (Writer)
- Creed II ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Moonlight ... (Thanks)
2015
- Creed ... (Director)
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
2013
- Fruitvale Station ... (Director)
2011
- Fig ... (Director)
2009
- Locks ... (Sound Designer)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee