Nkechi Okoro Carroll

Nkechi Okoro Carroll is a writer, producer, and actor. She is the executive producer for The CW drama All American and the creator of its spinoff All American: Homecoming.

Early life Carroll was born in New York, but lived in many places while growing up, including Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, the United States, and the United Kingdom. During her time at Penn, she was the president of the Pan African Student Association and acted in shows with the African American Arts Alliance.

In March 2014, Carroll launched the group Black Women Who Brunch alongside Lena Waithe and Erika L. Johnson. The group is designed to connect black female writers working in the film industry. There were sixty-two members at the time and it was The Hollywood Reporters largest photo shoot at the time.

In 2018, Carroll joined the crew of All American after the pilot episode, co-producing alongside April Blair, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter. In October 2018, Carroll took over as executive producer of the show, replacing Blair after Blair had to step down for personal reasons. More recently, she signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television Studios to start Rock My Soul Productions, with Lindsay Dunn serving as head of TV production.

In January 2024 she was nominated for the 55th NAACP Awards for Screenwriter and producer, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, stands tall with a nomination in the Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series category for creating NBC’s Found

Personal life Carroll is married to a high school teacher, Jonathan A. Carroll. She speaks multiple languages, and favorite television show is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She was in the World Trade Center Annex when the planes hit the towers on September 11, 2001, and had to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Filmography Television