Ryan Coogler
Directing
Born: May 23, 1986
From: Oakland, California, USA
Credits: 22 titles
Biography
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American filmmaker. He has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Black Reel Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and ten NAACP Image Awards. Coogler directed a few short films at the USC School of Cinematic Arts before his feature-length debut with Fruitvale Station (2013). He then 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 horror film Sinners (2025), which he also wrote and directed. He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture for both films, while for Sinners, he was also nominated for Best Director and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. 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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners | Self | 2025 | 5.8 |
| Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld | Self | 2024 | — |
| Hollywood Black TV | Self | 2024 | 9.0 |
| Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Self | 2023 | 6.273 |
| Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever TV | Self (voice) | 2023 | 4.8 |
| Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever TV | Self - Director / Co-Writer | 2023 | 4.8 |
| 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda | Self | 2022 | 3.7 |
| Sherri TV | Self - Guest | 2022 | 2.7 |
| Regard Noir | Self | 2021 | 4.5 |
| Directors on Directors TV | Self | 2021 | — |
| Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self - Director, "Black Panther" … | 2020 | 8.1 |
| Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian TV | Self - Director, Black Panther … | 2020 | 7.4 |
| Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Self | 2019 | 6.875 |
| Elvis Goes There TV | Self | 2019 | 9.0 |
| From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Self | 2015 | 7.0 |
| Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self | 2015 | 6.2 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest | 2015 | 6.144 |
| HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt TV | Self | 2014 | 6.4 |
| The Daily Show TV | Self - Guest | 1996 | 6.427 |
| Good Morning America TV | Self - Guest | 1975 | 4.904 |
| The Oscars TV | Self | 1953 | 7.0 |
| Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 1944 | 7.2 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 22 |
| Born | 1986 |
| From | Oakland, California, USA |