Ryan Coogler

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

16

Gender

Male

Birthday

1986-05-23 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Ryan Coogler

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Coogler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

    Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

  • Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

    Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

  • Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

  • From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

    From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

  • Regard Noir

    Regard Noir

  • Elvis Goes There

    Elvis Goes There

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners

    Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners

  • 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

    20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda