Ryan Coogler

Directing·May 23, 1986·Oakland, California, USA

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Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. His accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, ten Black Reel Awards, and fourteen 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 Academy Award nominations 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 2016, he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up for 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 the multimedia production company Proximity Media. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Coogler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Black Panther 32028 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners2025 · Self	Self
Sinners2025 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld2024 · Self	Self
Stephen Curry: Underrated2023 · Producer	Producer
Anthem2023 · Producer	Producer
Creed III2023 · Producer	Producer
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2023 · Self	Self
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda2022 · Self	Self
Space Jam: A New Legacy2021 · Producer	Producer
Regard Noir2021 · Self	Self
Judas and the Black Messiah2021 · Producer	Producer
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King2020 · Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)	Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019 · Self	Self
Black Panther2018 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Creed2015 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues2015 · Self	Self
Fruitvale Station2013 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Fig2011 · Director	Director
The Sculptor2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
GGap2010 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Locks2009 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
DDoppelgängerProducer	Producer
WWrong AnswerDirector	Director