Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler | |
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Coogler at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | May 23, 1986 |
| Education | Saint Mary's College of California California State University, Sacramento (BS) University of Southern California (MFA) |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse |
Zinzi Evans (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
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, and 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.