John Ridley

John Ridley Biography

John Ridley (born 1965) is an American writer and director.

Ridley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in Mequon. His works include the feature films 12 Years a Slave, Red Tails, U Turn, Three Kings, and Undercover Brother; novels The Drift, Those Who Walk in Darkness, A Conversation with the Mann, Love is a Racket, Everybody Smokes in Hell, and Stray Dogs; and the graphic novel The American Way.

Works

Films

Year	Feature film	Credit/Role	Notes
1997	U Turn	Writer
1997	Cold Around the Heart	Writer/Director	Urbanworld Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Director
1999	Three Kings	Writer	Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay (Runner-Up) Nominated "? Golden Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated "? Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
2002	Undercover Brother	Writer	Nominated "? Black Reel Award for Best Screenplay
2012	Red Tails	Writer
2013	All Is by My Side	Writer/Director
2013	12 Years a Slave	Writer	African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Black Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Black Reel Award for Best Screenplay Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Capri Film Festival Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay Indiana Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Runner-Up) Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture North Carolina Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Runner-Up) Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending "? Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending "? Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Pending "? Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated "? AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay Nominated "? BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated "? Central Ohio Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated "? Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated "? Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated "? Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated "? London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Screenplay Nominated "? San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated "? Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay

Television

Year	TV series	Credit/Role
1993	Martin	Writer
1994	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Writer
1995	The John Larroquette Show	Writer
1995	The Show	Writer
1998	Team Knight Rider	Writer
1995	Trinity	Writer
1999 - 2004	Third Watch	Writer
2003	Platinum	Writer/Director
2003	Static Shock	Writer
2004	Justice League	Writer
2005	Barbershop: The Series	Writer
2005	The Wanda Sykes Show	Writer

Bibliography

Novels

Stray Dogs (1997)
Love is a Racket (1998)
Everybody Smokes in Hell (1999)
A Conversation with the Mann (2002)
The Drift (2002)
Those Who Walk in Darkness (2003)
What Fire Cannot Burn (2006)

Graphic novels

The Authority: Human on the Inside (2004)
Razor's Edge: Warblade (2004)
The American Way (2006)

Stage plays

Ten Thousand Years (World Premiere in 2005)

Magazine articles

"The Manifesto of Ascendancy for the Modern American Nigger" in Esquire, December 2006, Volume 146, Issue 6

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