Cord Jefferson
Profile info
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1 January 1982 (44 years old)
Place of birthTucson, Arizona, USA
Known credits22
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.
The Detour with David Chang
2026
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025 · Writer
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Self
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Disruptors
2024 · Executive Producer
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024 · Self
American Fiction
2023 · Writer
American Fiction
2023 · Director
American Fiction
2023 · Producer
Station Eleven
2021 · Writer
Watchmen
2019 · Executive Story Editor
Watchmen
2019 · Writer
In the Still Night
2019 · Thanks
Succession
2018 · Other
The Good Place
2016 · Story Editor
The Good Place
2016 · Writer
Master of None
2015 · Story
Master of None
2015 · Co-Executive Producer
Master of None
2015 · Story Editor
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
2015 · Writer
Survivor's Remorse
2014 · Writer
Survivor's Remorse
2014 · Story
VICE
2013 · Self - Correspondent
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic Thriller
Director
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic Thriller
Writer
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir
Director
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir
Writer
Just Cause
Executive Producer
Just Cause
Writer
The Corrections
Director
The Corrections
Executive Producer
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