Ryan Coogler
Directing
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 Coogler, and Sev Ohanian founded multimedia production company Proximity Media. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Coogler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directing13
movieSinners
2025
Director
movieBlack Panther
2018
Director
movieCreed
2015
Director
movieFruitvale Station
2013
Director
movieFig
2011
Director
movieThe Sculptor
2011
Director
Gap
2010
Director
movieLocks
2009
Director
Wrong Answer
Director
Acting22
tvVoices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
2023
Self (voice) / Self - Director / Co-Writer
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
movieChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
tvDisney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvGood Morning America
1975
Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Production17
tvEyes of Wakanda
2025
Executive Producer
tvHurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
2025
Executive Producer
tvIronheart
2025
Executive Producer
movieSinners
2025
Producer
movieAnthem
2023
Producer
movieCreed III
2023
Producer
tvVoices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
2023
Executive Producer
movieSpace Jam: A New Legacy
2021
Producer
movieHomeroom
2021
Executive Producer
movieCreed II
2018
Executive Producer
movieThe Day the Series Stopped
2014
Executive Producer
tv30 for 30
2009
Executive Producer
movieLocks
2009
Producer
Doppelgänger
Producer
Untitled Sundance Institute Project
Executive Producer
Writing10
movieSinners
2025
Writer
movieCreed III
2023
Story
movieBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Screenplay, Story, Lyricist
movieBlack Panther
2018
Writer
movieCreed
2015
Screenplay, Story
movieFruitvale Station
2013
Screenplay
movieThe Sculptor
2011
Writer
Gap
2010
Screenplay
movieLocks
2009
Writer
Crew4
Sound3
movieGet Some
2010
Boom Operator, Sound Mixer, Sound Editor
movieLocks
2009
Sound Designer, Sound Editor
Camera2
movieIt's Just Art, Baby
2012
Assistant Camera
movieOn The Grind
2009
Additional Camera, Grip