Roger Christian

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday25 February 1944 (82 years old)
Place of birthLondon, England, UK
Known credits32

Biography

Roger Christian (born 25 February 1944) is an English set decorator, production designer and feature film director. He won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien. Christian directed the second unit on both Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as well as feature films including The Sender and Nostradamus. He also directed the 2000 film Battlefield Earth which is regarded as one of the worst films ever made.

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
2025 · Director
Alien: Terror in Space
Alien: Terror in Space
2025 · Self - Production Designer
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019 · Self
The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars
The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars
2017 · Himself
Joseph and Mary
Joseph and Mary
2016 · Director
Prisoners of the Sun
Prisoners of the Sun
2013 · Director
Dangerous Intuition
Dangerous Intuition
2013 · Director
Stranded
Stranded
2013 · Director
Stranded
Stranded
2013 · Writer
13 Eerie
13 Eerie
2013 · Executive Producer
Riddle of the Black Cat
Riddle of the Black Cat
2012 · Producer
American Daylight
American Daylight
2006 · Director
Bandido
Bandido
2004 · Director
Bandido
Bandido
2004 · Producer
Bandido
Bandido
2004 · Production Design
The Beast Within: Making Alien
The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003 · Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
2000 · Second Unit Director
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth
2000 · Director
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Second Unit Director
Masterminds
Masterminds
1997 · Director
Underworld
Underworld
1996 · Director
The Final Cut
The Final Cut
1995 · Director
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
1994 · Director
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
1994 · Story
Lorca and the Outlaws
Lorca and the Outlaws
1984 · Director
Lorca and the Outlaws
Lorca and the Outlaws
1984 · Writer
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Second Unit Director
The Sender
The Sender
1982 · Director
The Dollar Bottom
The Dollar Bottom
1981 · Director
Black Angel
Black Angel
1980 · Director
Black Angel
Black Angel
1980 · Writer
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
1979 · Art Direction
Alien
Alien
1979 · Art Direction
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977 · Set Decoration
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 · Set Decoration
Akenfield
Akenfield
1974 · Art Direction
And Soon the Darkness
And Soon the Darkness
1970 · Assistant Art Director
The Sword of Thyrus
The Sword of Thyrus
Director
The Sword of Thyrus
The Sword of Thyrus
Producer
The Sword of Thyrus
The Sword of Thyrus
Screenplay
The Sword of Thyrus
The Sword of Thyrus
Story
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