Biography
John Ridley IV is an American screenwriter, television director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is also the creator and showrunner of the anthology series American Crime. In 2017 he directed the documentary film Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2014
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2014 · nominated
Filmography27 titles
Justice League
Static Shock
12 Years a Slave
Third Watch
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Barbershop
Five Days at Memorial
Martin
Superpowered: The DC Story
Team Knight Rider
American Crime
Shirley
Red Tails
Out of the Furnace
Three Kings
U Turn
Body Cam
Real Time with Bill Maher
Heckler
Undercover Brother
Ben-Hur
Musafir
Jimi: All Is by My Side
Needle in a Timestack
Cold Around the Heart
Guerrilla