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Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler

Known For Directing
Birthday May 23, 1986 (39)
Birthplace Oakland, California, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 indepe ... ndent 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.

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Filmography

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Sinners

Sinners

2025

Writer

Megalopolis

Megalopolis

2024

Thanks

Creed III

Creed III

2023

Story

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Story, Screenplay, Songs, Lyricist

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Writer

Moonlight

Moonlight

2016

Thanks

Creed

Creed

2015

Story, Screenplay

Fruitvale Station

Fruitvale Station

2013

Screenplay

The Sculptor

The Sculptor

2011

Writer

Locks

Locks

2009

Writer, Sound Designer

Sinners

Sinners

2025

Director

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Director

Creed

Creed

2015

Director

Fruitvale Station

Fruitvale Station

2013

Director

Fig

Fig

2011

Director

The Sculptor

The Sculptor

2011

Director

Locks

Locks

2009

Director

Sinners

Sinners

2025

Producer

Creed III

Creed III

2023

Producer

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021

Producer

Homeroom

Homeroom

2021

Executive Producer

Creed II

Creed II

2018

Executive Producer

Locks

Locks

2009

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Spirit Awards Best Director Fruitvale Station Won
Sundance Film Festival Best Director Fruitvale Station Won
Television Credits

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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

as Self - Director / Co-Writer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 28, 2023

Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

as Self (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 28, 2023

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Elvis Goes There

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 2019

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

as Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 2020

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 2021

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