John Ridley IV is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, and television showrunner.
Ridley is perhaps best known for writing 12 Years a Slave, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He's also the creator of ABC's anthology series American Crime.
Selected filmography:
As writer:
- U Turn (1997)
- Three Kings (1999) note
- Undercover Brother (2002)
- Red Tails (2012)
- 12 Years a Slave (2012) note
- Ben-Hur (2016)
As writer, director, and creator:
- American Crime (2015 — 2017)
Selected comics work:
- The Authority: Human on the Inside (2005)
- The American Way (2007)
- Black Panther (2021) #1 - 15 (2021 - 2023)
- The Other History of the DC Universe (2020)
- The Next Batman: Second Son (2021)
- I Am Batman (2021)
- Superman: Red and Blue #1 (2021)
