John Ridley

John Ridley

60 · Born: Oct 1, 1964

Known For

12 Years a Slave12 Years a Slave
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Three KingsThree Kings
Ben-HurBen-Hur

Personal Details

BornOct 1, 1964 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

John Ridley was born in 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is an American film director, actor, and writer. He started his career as a stand-up comedian before transitioning to writing for sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin.

Career

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2015
The 25, 000 Mile Love Story
The 25, 000 Mile Love Story as Narrator
{"id":103844765,"title":"Superpowered: The DC Story","year":2023,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/superpowered-the-dc-story","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7itropms5650.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7itropms5650.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
Superpowered: The DC Story
{"id":24535,"title":"Heckler","year":"2007","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/heckler","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_24535.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_24535.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Heckler
Heckler
{"id":714,"title":"Real Time with Bill Maher","year":2007,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/real-time-with-bill-maher","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/b6bbagv09oc0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/b6bbagv09oc0.jpg"},"released":1}
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
{"id":176292,"title":"Body Cam","year":"2020","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/body-cam","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3b2k5u6jpa5g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3b2k5u6jpa5g.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
Body Cam
Body Cam as Writer
{"id":83696,"title":"Ben-Hur","year":"2016","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/ben-hur-2016","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/695cu7qgcii0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/695cu7qgcii0.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur as Screenplay
{"id":594,"title":"12 Years a Slave","year":"2013","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/12-years-a-slave","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2ebj9fhkt5s0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2ebj9fhkt5s0.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave as Screenplay
{"id":1057,"title":"Red Tails","year":"2012","job":"Story, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/red-tails","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3q35c4982r7g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3q35c4982r7g.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Red Tails
Red Tails as Story, Screenplay
{"id":257332,"title":"Justice League: Starcrossed","year":"2004","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/justice-league-starcrossed","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_257332.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_257332.jpg"},"released":1}
2004
Justice League: Starcrossed
Justice League: Starcrossed as Writer
{"id":2779,"title":"Undercover Brother","year":"2002","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/undercover-brother","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7j5rqt37iup0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7j5rqt37iup0.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
Undercover Brother
Undercover Brother as Screenplay
{"id":4194,"title":"Three Kings","year":"1999","job":"Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/three-kings","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4cacelvsjq70.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4cacelvsjq70.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Three Kings
Three Kings as Story
{"id":15400,"title":"U Turn","year":"1997","job":"Novel, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/u-turn","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2p435tc42u3g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2p435tc42u3g.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
U Turn
U Turn as Novel, Screenplay
{"id":243365,"title":"Shirley","year":"2024","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/shirley-2024","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_243365.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_243365.jpg"},"released":1}
2024
Shirley
Shirley as Director, Writer
{"id":196710,"title":"Needle in a Timestack","year":"2021","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/needle-in-a-timestack","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5aatu0nkd290.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5aatu0nkd290.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
Needle in a Timestack
Needle in a Timestack as Director, Writer
{"id":114955,"title":"Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992","year":"2017","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/let-it-fall-los-angeles-1982-1992","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_114955.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_114955.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 as Director, Writer
{"id":17056,"title":"Jimi: All Is by My Side","year":"2013","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/jimi-all-is-by-my-side","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6i7c2brmbeu0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6i7c2brmbeu0.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Jimi: All Is by My Side
Jimi: All Is by My Side as Director, Writer
{"id":9749,"title":"Cold Around the Heart","year":"1997","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/cold-around-the-heart","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_9749.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_9749.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
Cold Around the Heart
Cold Around the Heart as Director, Writer
{"id":103840788,"title":"Five Days at Memorial","year":"2022","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/five-days-at-memorial","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/28c4vtu27g90.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/28c4vtu27g90.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
Five Days at Memorial
Five Days at Memorial as Creator
{"id":12547,"title":"Guerrilla","year":"2017","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/guerrilla","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_12547.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_12547.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Guerrilla
Guerrilla as Creator
{"id":2397,"title":"American Crime","year":"2015","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/american-crime","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4k5dmog3tnd0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4k5dmog3tnd0.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
American Crime
American Crime as Creator