Cheo Hodari Coker (born December 12, 1972) is an American journalist, author, screenwriter and producer. After leaving his career as a hip-hop journalist, Coker transitioned to producing for and creating films and television. Coker was the creator, showrunner and producer for Marvel Television's Luke Cage (2016) and co-writer for Notorious (2009), a biopic about rapper The Notorious B.I.G..
Filmography
Film
- Notorious (2009) - Co-writer
- Lowriders - Co-writer
- Creed II (2018) - Story writer
Television
- Southland (2011) - Writer, Co-Producer, Supervising Producer
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2012–2013) - Writer, Supervising Producer
- Almost Human (2013–2014) - Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- Ray Donovan (2014–2020) - Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- Luke Cage (2016) (2016–2018) - Creator, Writer, Executive Producer, Showrunner