{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1962705/ta-nehisi-coates",
  "name": "Ta-Nehisi Coates",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1962705/ta-nehisi-coates",
  "knownForDepartment": "Writing",
  "description": "Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates (/ˌtɑːnəˈhɑːsi/TAH-nə-HAH-see; (born September 30, 1975) is an American author, journalist, and activist. He gained a wide readership as a national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.\n\nIn 2015, Coates received a MacArthur Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation.\n\nHis work has been published in numerous periodicals. He has published four nonfiction books: The Beautiful Struggle(2008), Between the World and Me(2015), We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy (2017), and The Message (2024). Between the World and Me won the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He has also written a Black Panther and Captain America series for Marvel Comics. His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019.\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Ta-Nehisi Coates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
  "birthDate": "1975-09-30",
  "birthPlace": "Baltimore, Maryland, USA",
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/s8mRwuQQyxs26DpasgQWqi3ycCR.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3045189"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "6 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 2224,
      "title": "The Daily Show",
      "year": "1996",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.428,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/2224/the-daily-show-1996"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 61818,
      "title": "Late Night with Seth Meyers",
      "year": "2014",
      "role": "as Self - Guest",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/u8VruEGv7mtyJihVn2CSA1u90pk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/61818/late-night-with-seth-meyers-2014"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 63770,
      "title": "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert",
      "year": "2015",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.144,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/63770/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-2015"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 2221,
      "title": "The View",
      "year": "1997",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4.413,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pEUNIxCMh2jFjUj7u09f4O5CcR4.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/2221/the-view-1997"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 91363,
      "title": "What If...?",
      "year": "2021",
      "role": "Thanks",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.058,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lztz5XBMG1x6Y5ubz7CxfPFsAcW.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/91363/what-if-2021"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 88396,
      "title": "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier",
      "year": "2021",
      "role": "Thanks",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.601,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6kbAMLteGO8yyewYau6bJ683sw7.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/88396/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-2021"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 284054,
      "title": "Black Panther",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "Thanks",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.362,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uxzzxijgPIY7slzFvMotPv8wjKA.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/284054/black-panther-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 43221,
      "title": "Finding Your Roots",
      "year": "2012",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/h9JX8nX12nl2AfUdO3aqg2IwmGu.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/43221/finding-your-roots-2012"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 79746,
      "title": "Explained",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "as Self (archive footage)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.48,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4iiV2Fh4EA5of5B9Wtgllu0WDWA.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/79746/explained-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 93967,
      "title": "Oprah's Book Club",
      "year": "2019",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qkx1GxNWMUU1S57526AigapYhWQ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/93967/oprah-s-book-club-2019"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 126423,
      "title": "Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union",
      "year": "2021",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.3,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cx2oOEQHvNdrhTLdXrmoKzim2Xq.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/126423/obama-in-pursuit-of-a-more-perfect-union-2021"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 738005,
      "title": "Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "as Self - Author and Journalist",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.1,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3TKR326AjEOtizPqfiKdEeb6IrR.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/738005/chadwick-boseman-a-tribute-for-a-king-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1596270,
      "title": "When a Witness Recants",
      "year": "2026",
      "role": "Executive Producer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oCnguA4YIkMOuAKXudrwwIvTEiN.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1596270/when-a-witness-recants-2026"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 728212,
      "title": "Between the World and Me",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rHntazEQuvO0wSplvOxf5wNdvFO.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/728212/between-the-world-and-me-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 446173,
      "title": "Ex Libris: The New York Public Library",
      "year": "2017",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.4,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5UAtolZFuOFYqUpHcDYamsVKWvb.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/446173/ex-libris-the-new-york-public-library-2017"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 858027,
      "title": "The Water Dancer",
      "year": null,
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/858027/the-water-dancer"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 173169,
      "title": "Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary",
      "year": "2014",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/srl8Zd0KO7EsZtuxZsJjA3aZaLV.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/173169/dungeons-dragons-a-documentary-2014"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1437571,
      "title": "Born in the Struggle",
      "year": "2025",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hKhZzPO8X4deuGciJqu50CQiPaz.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1437571/born-in-the-struggle-2025"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 962246,
      "title": "Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard",
      "year": "2021",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rs6kPiPjAiJNd9VeUAYEDOBfrlp.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/962246/free-renty-lanier-v-harvard-2021"
    }
  ]
}