Shaka King (born March 7, 1980) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for directing and co-writing the 2021 Fred Hampton biopic, Judas and the Black Messiah.An only child, King was born on March 7, 1980 in Crown Heights and grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, both in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother's family hailed from Barbados and Panama, while his father's family was from Panama. Both parents worked as public school teachers.King's early education occurred in the diverse neighborhoods of Spanish Harlem and Fort Greene. He attended a predominately white preparatory school in Bay Ridge during his middle and high school years. It was in high school that he discovered his passion for creative writing.King studied political science and took his first film production course at Vassar College. After graduating, he practiced screenwriting while working as a youth counselor and tutor. In 2007, he entered a graduate film program at New York University Tisch School of the Arts where he was a student of Spike Lee. King's MFA thesis project resulted in his first feature film, Newlyweeds.King currently lives in the borough of Brooklyn.

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