Ryan Coogler 1986 39
Ryan Coogler 1986 39
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. He has received ten NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.
Coogler directed a few short films at the USC School of Cinematic Arts before his feature-length debut with Fruitvale Station (2013). Then he transitioned to directing and writing franchise films, including the Rocky series spinoff, Creed (2015), as well as the Marvel films Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Coogler also produced the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and the supernatural horrorfilm Sinners (2025), which he also wrote and directed.
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 runner-up for 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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2025 Eyes of Wakanda Executive Producer
2025 Ironheart Executive Producer
2025 Black Panther 3 Writer
2025 Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners as Self
2025 A Vicious Circle Producer
2025 Bitter Root Producer
2025 Sinners Writer, Producer, Director
2024 Megalopolis Thanks
2024 Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld as Self
2023 Stephen Curry: Underrated Producer
2023 Creed III Story, Producer
2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Director, Lyricist, Songs, Screenplay, Story
2022 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Producer
2021 Regard Noir as Self
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Producer
2021 Homeroom Executive Producer
2020 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
2019 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
2018 Creed II Executive Producer
2018 Black Panther Director, Writer
2016 Moonlight Thanks
2015 Creed Director, Screenplay, Story
2015 From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
2013 Fruitvale Station Director, Screenplay
2011 Fig Director
2009 Locks Director, Writer, Producer, Sound Designer
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7.47 Horror 1
7.47 Thriller 1
7.19 Action 5
7.05 History 2
7.00 Adventure 3
7.00 TV Movie 1
6.90 Drama 9
6.64 Comedy 1
6.64 Family 1
6.55 Science Fiction 4
6.40 Animation 2
6.20 Documentary 8
5.72 Action & Adventure 2
5.72 Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2
5.30 Crime 1
5.19 Fantasy 1