Ryan Coogler

Directing · Born 1986-05-23 in Oakland, California, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
• 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
• From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
• Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
• Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
• Regard Noir as Self
• Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners as Self