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Writer
Cord Jefferson
- Born January 1, 1982 in 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.
Known for
The Good Place2016
Succession2018
IT: Welcome to Derry2025
Watchmen2019
American Fiction2023
Master of None2015
Station Eleven2021
A Story of Derry2026
Filmography
- TBACord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic ThrillerFilmWriter, Director
- TBACord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/NoirFilmDirector, Writer
- TBAJust CauseSeriesExecutive Producer, Writer
- TBAThe CorrectionsSeriesDirector, Executive Producer
- 2026A Story of DerryFilmConsulting Producer
- 2026The Detour with David ChangSeries
- 2025IT: Welcome to DerrySeriesWriter, Consulting Producer
- 2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionSeriesSelf
- 2024Dinner Time Live with David ChangSeriesSelf
- 2024The DisruptorsFilmExecutive Producer
- 2024Hollywood BlackSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2023American FictionFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 2021Station ElevenSeriesWriter
- 2019WatchmenSeriesExecutive Story Editor, Writer
- 2019In the Still NightFilmThanks
- 2018SuccessionSeriesOther
- 2016The Good PlaceSeriesStory Editor, Writer
- 2015Master of NoneSeriesStory, Co-Executive Producer, Story Editor
- 2015The Nightly Show with Larry WilmoreSeriesWriter
- 2014Survivor's RemorseSeriesWriter, Story
- 2013VICESeriesSelf - Correspondent
- 1996The Daily ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf