Ryan Coogler
Directing
Born May 23, 1986 in Oakland, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Eyes of Wakanda
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
Ironheart
Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners
Self
Sinners
Megalopolis
Hollywood Black
Self
Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld
Self
Stephen Curry: Underrated
Anthem
Creed III
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
Self (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Self
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Regard Noir
Self
Directors on Directors
Self
Judas and the Black Messiah
Homeroom
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self - Director, "Black Panther" (archive footage)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self - Director, Black Panther (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
Elvis Goes There
Self
Creed II
Black Panther
Moonlight
Creed
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Day the Series Stopped
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Self
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
Fruitvale Station
It's Just Art, Baby
Fig
The Sculptor
Get Some
On The Grind
30 for 30
Locks
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Good Morning America
Self - Guest
The Oscars
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee