Cord Jefferson

Known for

Writing

Born

Jan 1, 1982

From

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Cord Jefferson (born January 1, 1982) is an American filmmaker, journalist, and essayist. He has worked on the TV series Watchmen (for which he won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing), Succession, The Good Place, and Master of None. For his feature directorial debut American Fiction (2023), Jefferson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as an NAACP Image Award, a Writers Guild of America Awards, and a BAFTA Award.

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The Daily Show

19966.4out of 10

The Oscars

19537.1out of 10

VICE

20137.0out of 10

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

20252.1out of 10

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

20246.8out of 10

Hollywood Black

20243.0out of 10

The Detour with David Chang

20260.0out of 10

The Disruptors

20246.3out of 10

American Fiction

20237.2out of 10

Cord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic Thriller

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Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir

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In the Still Night

20190.0out of 10

The Good Place

20168.0out of 10

Watchmen

20197.6out of 10

Master of None

20157.4out of 10

Survivor's Remorse

20146.7out of 10

The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

20155.8out of 10

Station Eleven

20217.0out of 10