Cheo Hodari Coker
Born (1972-12-12) December 12, 1972
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
Occupation(s)Writer, television producer, journalist

Cheo Hodari Coker (born December 12, 1972) is an American former music journalist turned television writer and producer known for such television series as Luke Cage, NCIS: Los Angeles, Southland and Ray Donovan. Coker also wrote the screenplay for the 2009 biographical film Notorious, based on the life and death of The Notorious B.I.G.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Filmography

Television

Year(s)TitleCredit
2011SouthlandWriter, Co-Producer, Supervising Producer
2012–2013NCIS: Los AngelesWriter, Supervising Producer
2013–2014Almost HumanWriter, Co-Executive Producer
2014–2020Ray DonovanWriter, Co-Executive Producer
2016–2018Luke CageCreator, Writer, Executive Producer, Showrunner

Film

Year(s)TitleCredit
2009 Notorious Co-writer
2018 Creed II Story writer
TBA Nightwatch Screenwriter

References

  1. ↑ "Hip-Hop And Superheroes Inspire 'Luke Cage' Showrunner Cheo Coker". NPR. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The World Is Ready for a Bulletproof Black Man". Variety. July 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Everything we learned about Marvel's Luke Cage at the Netflix Comic-Con panel". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Williams, Monte (December 22, 1998). "Irate Rappers Give Journalists A Combat Beat; Music Press Is a Target Of Violence and Threats". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cheo Hodari Coker Will Serve as Executive Producer and Showrunner of Marvel's Luke Cage For Netflix". Marvel. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rap's New Gold Standard". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.


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