
About
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 |
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2025 | Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
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 |
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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 N/A |
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Untitled Ryan Coogler Zombie Outbreak Horror | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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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 N/A |
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Untitled Ryan Coogler Zombie Outbreak Horror | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Sinners 2 | Writing | Characters | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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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 N/A |
2018 | Creed II | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
2009 | Locks | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Doppelgänger | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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A Vicious Circle | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Love Jones 2 | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Bitter Root | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Sinners 2 | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Sound |
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2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Sound | Songs | 69 Fair |
2009 | Locks | Sound | Sound Designer | 59 Average |
Crew |
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2024 | Megalopolis | Crew | Thanks | 54 Average |
2016 | Moonlight | Crew | Thanks | 72 Good |