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Cord Jefferson

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Cord Jefferson

Born
(age 44)
Birthplace
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Credits
22 titles

Biography

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 7

YearTitleRole
2026 The Detour with David Chang TV (1 ep)
2025 Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television TV Self (1 ep)
2024 Hollywood Black TV Self (archive footage) (4 ep)
2024 Dinner Time Live with David Chang TV Self (2 ep)
2013 VICE TV Self - Correspondent (2 ep)
1996 The Daily Show TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
1953 The Oscars TV Self (1 ep)

Crew credits 15

YearTitleJob
TBA Cord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic Thriller Film Director, Writer
TBA Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir Film Director, Writer
TBA Just Cause TV Executive Producer, Writer (1 ep)
TBA The Corrections TV Director, Executive Producer (1 ep)
2025 IT: Welcome to Derry TV Writer (1 ep)
2024 The Disruptors Film Executive Producer
2023 American Fiction Film Writer, Director, Producer
2021 Station Eleven TV Writer (1 ep)
2019 Watchmen TV Executive Story Editor, Writer (9 ep)
2019 In the Still Night Film Thanks
2018 Succession TV Other (10 ep)
2016 The Good Place TV Story Editor, Writer (1 ep)
2015 Master of None TV Story, Co-Executive Producer, Story Editor (1 ep)
2015 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore TV Writer (259 ep)
2014 Survivor's Remorse TV Writer, Story (6 ep)
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