About

Known credits:
11
Birthday:
1973-10-30
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Website:
N/A

Kemp Powers

Overview

Kemp Powers (born October 30, 1973) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Disney animated feature.

Known for

Acting
2021 Soul, Improvised Actor 59
Average

Directing
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Directing Director 81
Very good
2020 Soul Directing Co-Director 79
Good
Lunik Heist Directing Director N/A
N/A
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2020 One Night in Miami... Writing Theatre Play 65
Fair
2020 Soul Writing Screenplay 79
Good
2020 One Night in Miami... Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
2020 Soul Writing Story 79
Good
Lunik Heist Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2020 One Night in Miami... Production Executive Producer 65
Fair