Akela Cooper

Biography

Akela Cooper is an American screenwriter and television producer. She is the screenwriter of horror films including Hell Fest (2018), Malignant (2021), M3GAN (2022) and The Nun II (2023). Cooper was named in Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021 list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akela Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Akela Cooper has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 2011. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently M3GAN with 2 titles. Signature works include M3GAN 2.0, The Nun II, M3GAN. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: female
Known Credits: 32
Birth Place: Hayti, Missouri, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

M3GAN (2 titles)
MCU (1 titles)
The Conjuring Universe (1 titles)
The Nun Collection (1 titles)
In Search of Darkness Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Allison Williams (2 collaborations)
Violet McGraw (2 collaborations)
Amie Donald (2 collaborations)
Jenna Davis (2 collaborations)
Brian Jordan Alvarez (2 collaborations)
Jen Van Epps (2 collaborations)
Stephane Garneau-Monten (2 collaborations)
Bonnie Aarons (2 collaborations)
Natalia Safran (2 collaborations)
Ivanna Sakhno (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (8 credits)
- Deepest, Darkest
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Lot
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
  
  - A Quality of Mercy (2022) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - All Those Who Wander (2022) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - The Elysian Kingdom (2022) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - The Serene Squall (2022) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach (2022) ... co-executive producer production
  
  2022
- Jupiter's Legacy
  
  co-executive producer
  
  production
  
  - How It All Ends (2021) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - Omnes Pro Uno (2021) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - Cover Her Face (2021) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - What's the Use? (2021) ... co-executive producer production
  
  - All the Devils Are Here (2021) ... co-executive producer production
  
  2021
- Marvel's Luke Cage
  
  supervising producer
  
  production
  
  - They Reminisce Over You (2018) ... supervising producer production
  
  - Can't Front on Me (2018) ... supervising producer production
  
  - The Creator (2018) ... supervising producer production
  
  - The Main Ingredient (2018) ... supervising producer production
  
  - For Pete's Sake (2018) ... supervising producer production
  
  2016
- The 100
  
  - Blood Must Have Blood (2) (2015) ... co-producer production
  
  - Blood Must Have Blood (1) (2015) ... co-producer production
  
  - Bodyguard of Lies (2015) ... co-producer production
  
  - Resurrection (2015) ... co-producer production
  
  - Rubicon (2015) ... co-producer production
  
  2014
- Witches of East End
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  - For Whom the Spell Tolls (2014) ... co-producer production
  
  - Box to the Future (2014) ... co-producer production
  
  - Poe Way Out (2014) ... co-producer production
  
  - The Fall of the House of Beauchamp (2014) ... co-producer production
  
  - Smells Like King Spirit (2014) ... co-producer production
  
  2013
- American Horror Story
  
  - Chapter 10 (2016) ... supervising producer production
  
  - Chapter 9 (2016) ... supervising producer production
  
  - Chapter 8 (2016) ... supervising producer production
  
  - Chapter 7 (2016) ... supervising producer production
  
  - Chapter 6 (2016) ... supervising producer production
  
  2011
writing (19 credits)
- The Lot
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Don't Look
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- It's Over
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2026
- The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
- M3GAN 2.0
  
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2025
- The Last Frontier
  
  - Country as F**k (2025) ... writer writing
  
  2025
- The Nun II
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2023
- M3GAN
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
  
  - The Elysian Kingdom (2022) ... writer writing
  
  - Ghosts of Illyria (2022) ... writer writing
  
  2022
- Malignant
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Jupiter's Legacy
  
  - All the Devils Are Here (2021) ... teleplay writing
  
  2021
- Hell Fest
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Marvel's Luke Cage
  
  - The Main Ingredient (2018) ... writer writing
  
  - Straighten It Out (2018) ... writer writing
  
  - Soliloquy of Chaos (2016) ... writer writing
  
  - Manifest (2016) ... writer writing
  
  2016
- The 100
  
  - Blood Must Have Blood (2) (2015) ... executive story editor writing
  
  - Blood Must Have Blood (1) (2015) ... executive story editor writing
  
  - Bodyguard of Lies (2015) ... executive story editor writing
  
  - Resurrection (2015) ... executive story editor writing
  
  - Rubicon (2015) ... executive story editor writing
  
  2014
- Marvel's Avengers
  
  - Widowmaker (2019) ... writer writing
  
  - The Zemo Sanction (2018) ... writer writing
  
  2013
- Witches of East End
  
  - When a Mandragora Loves a Woman (2014) ... writer writing
  
  2013
- TRON: Uprising
  
  - We Both Know How This Ends (2012) ... writer writing
  
  2012
- Grimm
  
  - Goodnight, Sweet Grimm (2) (2013) ... story editor writing
  
  - The Waking Dead (1) (2013) ... story editor writing
  
  - Kiss of the Muse (2013) ... story editor writing
  
  - Endangered (2013) ... story editor writing
  
  - Volcanalis (2013) ... story editor writing
  
  2011
- American Horror Story
  
  - Chapter 5 (2016) ... writer writing
  
  2011
directing (1 credits)
- The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
actors (4 credits)
- 1000 Women in Horror
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
  
  - Return to the Nosferatu Beach Party (2025) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
  
  2022
- Tamron Hall
  
  - Harry Hamlin (2023) ... Self actor actors
  
  2019