Ryan Coogler
Born: 1986-05-23 in Oakland, California, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. He has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Black Reel Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and ten NAACP Image Awards. Coogler directed a few short films at the USC School of Cinematic Arts before his feature-length debut with Fruitvale Station (2013). He then transitioned to directing and writing franchise films, including the Rocky series spinoff, Creed (2015), as well as the Marvel films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Coogler also produced the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and the supernatural horror film Sinners (2025), which he also wrote and directed. He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture for both films, while for Sinners, he was also nominated for Best Director and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. 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
- Hollywood Black as Self
- Megalopolis ... (Thanks)
- Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld as Self
2023
- Creed III ... (Producer)
- Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever as Self (voice)
- Anthem ... (Producer)
- Stephen Curry: Underrated ... (Producer)
- 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
- Directors on Directors as Self
- Space Jam: A New Legacy ... (Producer)
- Judas and the Black Messiah ... (Producer)
- Regard Noir 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
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Creed ... (Director)
- From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Self
- The Day the Series Stopped ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- Fruitvale Station ... (Director)
- Clapping for the Wrong Reasons ... (Thanks)
2012
- It's Just Art, Baby ... (Assistant Camera)
2011
- Fig ... (Director)
- The Sculptor ... (Director)
2009
- 30 for 30 ... (Executive Producer)
- Locks ... (Sound Designer)
- On The Grind ... (Additional Camera)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
1975
- Good Morning America as Self - Guest
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee