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Ryan Coogler

Directing

Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler is a director born on May 23, 1986 in Oakland, California, USA. He is known for Black Panther, Creed and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
May 23, 1986
Place of birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also known as
Ryan Kyle Coogler

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2028Black Panther 3Writer · Director
  2. 2025Eyes of WakandaExecutive producer
  3. 2025Hurricane Katrina: Race Against TimeExecutive producer
  4. 2025IronheartExecutive producer
  5. 2025Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinnersas Self
  6. 2025Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinnersas Self
  7. 2025SinnersDirector · Writer · Producer
  8. 2024Hollywood Blackas Self · 4 episodes
  9. 2024Utan ord – i filmmusikens världas Self
  10. 2023Stephen Curry: UnderratedProducer
  11. 2023AnthemProducer
  12. 2023Creed IIIProducer · Story
  13. 2023Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Foreveras Self (voice) · 2 episodes · Executive producer
  14. 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveras Self
  15. 2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverScreenplay · Story · Director
  16. 202220/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakandaas Self
  17. 2021Space Jam: A New LegacyProducer
  18. 2021Regard Noiras Self
  19. 2021Judas and the Black MessiahProducer
  20. 2021HomeroomExecutive producer
  21. 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a Kingas Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
  22. 2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorianas Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage) · 1 episode
  23. 2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Soundas Self
  24. 2019Elvis Goes Thereas Self · 1 episode
  25. 2018Creed IIExecutive producer
  26. 2018Black PantherWriter · Director
  27. 2015CreedDirector · Screenplay · Story
  28. 2015From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continuesas Self
  29. 2014The Day the Series StoppedExecutive producer
  30. 2014HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levittas Self · 1 episode · Director
  31. 2013Fruitvale StationDirector · Screenplay
  32. 2011FigDirector
  33. 2011The SculptorDirector · Writer
  34. 2010GapDirector · Screenplay
  35. 200930 for 30Executive producer
  36. 2009LocksProducer · Director · Writer
  37. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 2 episodes