Akela Cooper

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Known for: Writing

Akela Cooper

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.

Known For

The 100

79%

Co-Producer

2014

American Horror Story

81%

Supervising Producer

2011

M3GAN

70%

Story

2022

Grimm

83%

Story Editor, Writer

2011

Malignant

68%

Story

2021

The Nun II

66%

Screenplay

2023

Marvel's Luke Cage

69%

Producer, Supervising Producer

2016

M3GAN 2.0

72%

Characters

2025

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999

70%

Self

2025

The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors

53%

Writer

2025

The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors

53%

Director

2025

The Last Frontier

72%

Writer

2025

1000 Women in Horror

66%

Self

2025

M3GAN 2.0

72%

Characters

2025

M3GAN 2.0

72%

Story

2025

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

79%

Self

2024

The Nun II

66%

Screenplay

2023

The Nun II

66%

Story

2023

M3GAN

70%

Story

2022

M3GAN

70%

Screenplay

2022

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans

51%

Self - Guest Judge

2022

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

79%

Co-Executive Producer

2022

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

79%

Writer

2022

Malignant

68%

Story

2021

Malignant

68%

Screenplay

2021

Jupiter's Legacy

69%

Co-Executive Producer

2021

Jupiter's Legacy

69%

Teleplay

2021

Tamron Hall

47%

Self

2019

Chambers

66%

Executive Producer

2019

Chambers

66%

Writer

2019

The Ready Room

40%

Self

2019

Hell Fest

57%

Screenplay

2018

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

61%

Self - Guest Judge

2016

Marvel's Luke Cage

69%

Producer, Supervising Producer

2016

Marvel's Luke Cage

69%

Writer

2016

The 100

79%

Co-Producer

2014