Ryan Coogler
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.
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Acting
TV
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019
TV
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage)
2020
Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Self
2023
Movie
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
2020
TV
Good Morning America
as Self - Guest
1975
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
TV
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Movie
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
as Self
2015
TV
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
TV
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Self
2014
Movie
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
as Self
2022
TV
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
as Self (voice)
2023
TV
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
as Self - Director / Co-Writer
2023
Movie
Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners
as Self
2025
Movie
Regard Noir
as Self
2021
TV
Elvis Goes There
as Self
2019
TV
Hollywood Black
as Self
2024
Movie
Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld
as Self
2024
TV
Directors on Directors
as Self
2021
Crew
Movie
Black Panther
Writer
2018
Movie
Creed
Director
2015
Movie
Moonlight
Thanks
2016
Movie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Story
2022
Movie
Creed II
Executive Producer
2018
Movie
Sinners
Director
2025
Movie
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Producer
2021
Movie
Creed III
Producer
2023
Movie
Judas and the Black Messiah
Producer
2021
Movie
Fruitvale Station
Director
2013
Movie
Megalopolis
Thanks
2024
TV
Ironheart
Executive Producer
2025