FILM DIRECTOR

Ryan Coogler

1986 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryan Coogler is the 1,888th most popular film director (up from 1,939th in 2019), the 15,771st most popular biography from United States (up from 16,377th in 2019) and the 569th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ryan Coogler ranks 1,888 out of 2,041. Before him are Puri Jagannadh, Ben Davis, Tobias Lindholm, Byambasuren Davaa, Harald Zwart, and Chetan Anand. After him are Shakti Samanta, Michelle MacLaren, Oren Peli, Alex Kendrick, Greig Fraser, and David Robert Mitchell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Ryan Coogler ranks 518. Before him are Jessica Stroup, Crystal Kay, Skylar Grey, Akihiro Ienaga, Caity Lotz, and Yassine Chikhaoui. After him are Qri, Aki Toyosaki, Nikola Peković, Joonas Suotamo, Rishod Sobirov, and Ömer Aşık.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Coogler ranks 15,778 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Paige (1969), Johnny Crawford (1946), Alex Azar (1967), Franklin Pangborn (1889), Bianca Santos (1990), and Wilson Bethel (1984). After him are Ilka Chase (1905), Big Syke (1968), Karlie Kloss (1992), Ruta Sepetys (1967), Anthony Mason (1966), and Dan Harmon (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ryan Coogler ranks 569. Before him are Dan Attias (1951), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), Ava DuVernay (1972), Michael Cuesta (1963), William Malone (1953), and Mark Dindal (1960). After him are Alex Kendrick (1970), David Robert Mitchell (1974), Dustin Lance Black (1975), Scott Silver (1964), Debra Granik (1963), and Wes Ball (1980).

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