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John Ridley Personal Profile

Famous as:	Writer
Birth Name:	John Ridley
Birth Date:	October 1965
Birth place:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Nationalty:	American
Eye Color:	Brown
Education:	New York University

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John Ridley is an American writer and director. He was born on October 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He started his professionl career as a writer, when he wrote the TV series Martin in 1993. In 1997 he made his first debut in film industry as a writer and write the film U Turn. In 1999 he wrote the film Three Kings for which he won the Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay and two other award nominations. In 2003 he made his directional debut in the TV show Platinum. In 2005 he wrote The Wanda Sykes Show. In 2013 he wrote the film 12 Years a Slave for which he won several awards and nominations including: African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

John Ridley Filmography

Films

Year	Feature film	Credit/Role	Notes
1997	U Turn	Writer
1997	Cold Around the Heart	Writer/Director	Urbanworld Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Director
1999	Three Kings	Writer	Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay (Runner-Up) Nominated — Golden Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with David O. Russell) Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with David O. Russell)
2002	Undercover Brother	Writer	Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Screenplay
2012	Red Tails	Writer
2013	All Is by My Side	Writer/Director
2013	12 Years a Slave	Writer	African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Black Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Capri Film Festival Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay Indiana Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Runner-Up) Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Runner-Up) Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending — Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending — Black Reel Award for Best Screenplay Pending — BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending — Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending — Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending — Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Pending — London Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Screenplay Pending — North Carolina Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Pending — Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated — AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — Central Ohio Film Critics Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay

Television

Year	TV series	Credit/Role
1993	Martin	Writer
1994	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Writer
1995	The John Larroquette Show	Writer
1995	The Show	Writer
1998	Team Knight Rider	Writer
1995	Trinity	Writer
1999 – 2004	Third Watch	Writer
2003	Platinum	Writer/Director
2003	Static Shock	Writer
2004	Justice League	Writer
2005	Barbershop: The Series	Writer
2005	The Wanda Sykes Show	Writer