Person profile
Akela Cooper
Woke Score
20/ 100
Lower is better
12 personal • 35 work
- Published titles
- 4
- Crew roles
- 4
- Cast roles
- 0
- Profile updated
- May 14, 2026
- TMDB person ID
- 1327476
Creator Context
Summary
Horror and science fiction screenwriter with credits on American Horror Story, Grimm, Dexter, and Malignant. She has spoken about the value of pure genre entertainment as escape, especially for Black audiences, and has resisted industry pressure to add explicit social or racial commentary to horror projects.
Known Work
