John Ridley
Writing · Screenplay · Executive Producer · Producer
Born Oct 1, 1964 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Active 1990–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
John Ridley (born 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American film director, actor, and writer. Ridley got his start as a stand-up comedian. He eventually was hired as a writer for sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin.
Filmography
The American Way — Writer · Director12 Years a Slave (2013) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — John Ridley · Writer · Story EditorJustice League (2001) — WriterThree Kings (1999) — StoryOut of the Furnace (2013) — Co-ProducerU Turn (1997) — Screenplay · Executive Producer · NovelRed Tails (2012) — Story · ScreenplayThird Watch (1999) — WriterStatic Shock (2000) — WriterBen-Hur (2016) — ScreenplayFive Days at Memorial (2022) — Executive Producer · Writer · Director · CreatorJustice League: Starcrossed - The Movie (2004) — WriterBody Cam (2020) — WriterMartin (1992) — WriterUndercover Brother (2002) — Screenplay · Executive ProducerAmerican Crime (2015) — Writer · Director · Executive Producer · CreatorTeam Knight Rider (1997) — WriterShirley (2024) — Producer · Writer · DirectorJimi: All Is by My Side (2013) — Director · Writer · Executive ProducerLet It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017) — Director · WriterThe Show (1996) — WriterNeedle in a Timestack (2021) — Executive Producer · Writer · DirectorThe John Larroquette Show (1993) — Writer