Cord Jefferson
- Writing
- January 1, 1982 · Tucson, Arizona, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Detour with David Chang
- IT: Welcome to Derry · Writer
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television · Self
- Hollywood Black · Self
- The Disruptors · Executive producer
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang · Self
- American Fiction · Director, Writer
- Station Eleven · Writer
- Watchmen · Executive Story Editor, Writer
- In the Still Night · Thanks
- Succession · Other
- The Good Place · Story Editor, Writer
- Master of None · Story, Co-Executive Producer
- The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore · Writer
- Survivor's Remorse · Writer, Story
- VICE · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- The Oscars · Self
- Cord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic Thriller · Director, Writer
- Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir · Director, Writer
- Just Cause · Executive producer, Writer
- The Corrections · Director, Executive producer