---
name: "Taofik Kolade"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/taofik-kolade"
fi1m_id: "taofik-kolade"
imdb_id: "nm3971571"
tmdb_id: 1982089
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T11:46:40.476555+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Taofik Kolade

## Identity

Taofik Kolade

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/taofik-kolade
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** taofik-kolade
- **IMDb ID:** nm3971571
- **TMDB ID:** 1982089
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3971571/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1982089

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Adamma Ebo](https://film.one/person/adamma-ebo.md), [Hiro Murai](https://film.one/person/hiro-murai.md), [Janicza Bravo](https://film.one/person/janicza-bravo.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 86 (2), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 83 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Crime 2, Drama 2, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3971571/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1982089

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Atlanta*](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md) (87)
- **HBO Max:** [*Barry*](https://film.one/tv/barry.md) (85)
- **Peacock:** [*Poker Face*](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Taofik Kolade is a writer and producer. He graduated from Princeton University in 2008 and earned an MFA in film from New York University in 2012. His short film *The Binding of Ishmael* (2010), which he wrote and directed, won the Directors Guild of America Jury Prize in 2011.

Kolade has written episodes of *Atlanta* (2016) and *Barry* (2018), and served in various producing roles on both series. He wrote an episode of *Poker Face* (2023) and has worked as co-executive producer on its second season. He has also contributed to *The Sympathizer* (2024) and *Citadel* (2023).

*Sources: tvmaze.com, paw.princeton.edu, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Poker Face* (2023), Fi1m 82, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Barry* (2018), Fi1m 85, Writer, Consulting Producer, Executive Story Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/barry.md)
- *Atlanta* (2016), Fi1m 87, Writer, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Citadel* (2023), series, Co-Producer
- *Poker Face* (2023), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Barry* (2018), series, Writer, Consulting Producer, Executive Story Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/barry.md)
- *Atlanta* (2016), series, Writer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md)
- *The Binding of Ishmael* (2010), Director, Adaptation

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