Writing
Cord Jefferson
Writing · Born 1982-01-01 · Tucson, Arizona, USA
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.
Credits · 19
The Detour with David Chang
2026 · Guest
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025 · Writer
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Self
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self (archive footage)
FilmThe Disruptors
2024 · Executive Producer
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024 · Self
FilmAmerican Fiction
2023 · Writer
Station Eleven
2021 · Writer
Watchmen
2019 · Executive Story Editor
Succession
2018 · Other
The Good Place
2016 · Story Editor
Master of None
2015 · Story
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
2015 · Writer
Survivor's Remorse
2014 · Writer
VICE
2013 · Self - Correspondent
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Just Cause
Just Cause
Executive Producer
The Corrections
The Corrections
Director