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Ryan Coogler

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn May 23, 1986 (39 years)
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.

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Known For

  • Black Panther
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Sinners
  • Fruitvale Station
  • Creed
  • Creed III
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy
  • Judas and the Black Messiah
  • HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
  • Stephen Curry: Underrated
  • Homeroom
  • Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
  • Anthem

Featured Videos

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    Ryan CooglerBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverBehind the Scenes
  • Ryan Coogler On What Appealed To Him About Black Panther
    Ryan Coogler On What Appealed To Him About Black PantherBlack PantherBehind the Scenes
  • Lupita Nyong'o On Working With Ryan Coogler
    Lupita Nyong'o On Working With Ryan CooglerBlack PantherBehind the Scenes
  • Sylvester Stallone On Ryan Coogler's Dedication To Creed
    Sylvester Stallone On Ryan Coogler's Dedication To CreedCreedBehind the Scenes
  • Ryan Coogler On His Inspiration For The Story
    Ryan Coogler On His Inspiration For The StoryCreedBehind the Scenes
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    Anthony Bellew On Ryan CooglerCreedBehind the Scenes
  • Ryan Coogler On How He Got The Idea
    Ryan Coogler On How He Got The IdeaFruitvale StationBehind the Scenes

Ryan Coogler Filmography

2025
2018
2015
Creed · as Screenplay
2013
Fruitvale Station · as Screenplay

2025
Eyes of Wakanda (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2025
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2025
Ironheart (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2025
2023
2023
2023
2023
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2021
Homeroom · as Executive Producer
2021
2021
2018
Creed II · as Executive Producer
2009
30 for 30 (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

2026
2023
2023
MPower (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Black Panther
2023
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (TV Series) · as Self - Director / Co-Writer
2023
2022
2022
Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King · as Self - Director, "black Panther" (archive Footage)
2020
GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self
2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Black Panther (archive Footage)
2020
Flint · as Self - Film Director
2019
2019
Elvis Goes There (TV Series) · as Self
2017
The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2017
Vanity Fair: Notes On a Scene (TV Series) · as Self
2017
2015
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self
2015
2014
2014
2014
2012
CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self
2012
CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self
2011
Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2001
Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self
1997
The View (TV Series) · as Self
1996
The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self
1994
WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self
1981
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
1978
20/20 (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1973
Fantástico (TV Series) · as Self
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self
1944
Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee

2021
Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Director

2023
Creed III · as Story
2022
2022

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