Ta-Nehisi Coates: movies and TV shows

Ta-Nehisi Coates has 25 credits in the archive: 14 films and 11 TV series, from 1996 to 2026. Highest rated: What If...? (8.0/10).

Career timeline

1996 – 2026 · busiest year: 2020 (4 credits)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2026	When a Witness Recants		Film	—	50
2025	Born in the Struggle	Self	Film	—	49
2021	What If...?		TV	8.0	45
2021	The Falcon and the Winter Soldier		TV	7.6	45
2021	Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union	Self	TV	5.3	45
2021	Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard	Self	Film	—	45
2020	Between the World and Me	Self	Film	7.9	44
2020	Between the World and Me		Film	7.9	44
2020	Between the World and Me		Film	7.9	44
2020	Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King	Self - Author and Journalist	Film	8.1	44
2019	Oprah's Book Club	Self	TV	4.0	43
2018	Black Panther		Film	7.4	42
2018	Explained	Self (archive footage)	TV	7.5	42
2017	Ex Libris: The New York Public Library	Self	Film	6.4	41
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	TV	6.1	39
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest	TV	6.1	39
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest	TV	5.1	38
2014	Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary	Self	Film	—	38
2012	Finding Your Roots	Self	TV	6.5	36
1997	The View	Self	TV	4.3	21
1996	The Daily Show	Self	TV	6.4	20
	Wrong Answer		Film	—	—
	The Water Dancer		Film	—	—
	The Water Dancer		Film	—	—
	The Water Dancer		Film	—	—