Cast & creator
Cord Jefferson
Best known for The Daily Show, Succession, The Good Place
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.
9
film credits
24
television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (33)
Showing 33 of 33 credits
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Succession
Other
2018
The Good Place
Story Editor
2016The Good Place
Writer
2016
IT: Welcome to Derry
Writer
2025
The Oscars
Self
1953
Watchmen
Executive Story Editor
2019Watchmen
Writer
2019
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Writer
2015
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
Self
2024
Master of None
Story
2015Master of None
Co-Executive Producer
2015Master of None
Story Editor
2015
VICE
Self - Correspondent
2013
Station Eleven
Writer
2021
American Fiction
Director
2023American Fiction
Writer
2023American Fiction
Producer
2023
Survivor's Remorse
Writer
2014Survivor's Remorse
Story
2014
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
2025
The Detour with David Chang
2026The Corrections
Director
The Corrections
Executive Producer
Just Cause
Executive Producer
Just Cause
Writer
The Disruptors
Executive Producer
2024
In the Still Night
Thanks
2019Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir
Director
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir
Writer
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic Thriller
Director
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Erotic Thriller
Writer