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