About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1986-05-23
Place of birth:
Oakland, California, USA
Website:
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Ryan Coogler

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners Actor Self N/A
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2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Actor Self 59
Average
2022 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda Actor Self 58
Average
2021 Regard Noir Actor Himself 59
Average
2020 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Actor Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage) 60
Fair
2019 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Actor Self 59
Average
2015 From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
2025 Sinners Directing Director 72
Good
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Directing Director 69
Fair
2018 Black Panther Directing Director 73
Good
2015 Creed Directing Director 73
Good
2013 Fruitvale Station Directing Director 69
Fair
2011 Fig Directing Director 59
Average
2009 Locks Directing Director 59
Average
Black Panther 3 Directing Director N/A
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Untitled Ryan Coogler Zombie Outbreak Horror Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Sinners Writing Writer 72
Good
2023 Creed III Writing Story 69
Fair
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Writing Story 69
Fair
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Writing Lyricist 69
Fair
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
2018 Black Panther Writing Writer 73
Good
2015 Creed Writing Screenplay 73
Good
2015 Creed Writing Story 73
Good
2013 Fruitvale Station Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
2009 Locks Writing Writer 59
Average
Black Panther 3 Writing Writer N/A
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Untitled Ryan Coogler Zombie Outbreak Horror Writing Writer N/A
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Sinners 2 Writing Characters N/A
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Production
2025 Eyes of Wakanda Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
2025 Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2025 Ironheart Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2025 Sinners Production Producer 72
Good
2023 Stephen Curry: Underrated Production Producer 61
Fair
2023 Creed III Production Producer 69
Fair
2023 Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Production Producer 65
Fair
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Production Producer 69
Fair
2021 Homeroom Production Executive Producer N/A
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2018 Creed II Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2009 Locks Production Producer 59
Average
Doppelgänger Production Producer N/A
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A Vicious Circle Production Producer N/A
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Love Jones 2 Production Producer N/A
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Bitter Root Production Producer N/A
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Sinners 2 Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Sound Songs 69
Fair
2009 Locks Sound Sound Designer 59
Average

Crew
2024 Megalopolis Crew Thanks 54
Average
2016 Moonlight Crew Thanks 72
Good