Rian Johnson
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday17 December 1973 (52 years old)
Place of birthSilver Spring, Maryland, USA
Known credits72
Biography
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives …
A Place in Hell
2027 · Producer
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
2026 · Executive Producer
The Hawk
2026 · Executive Producer
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Director
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Writer
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Producer
Frankenstein
2025 · Thanks
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025 · Self
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
2024 · Self
3 Body Problem
2024 · Executive Producer
American Fiction
2023 · Executive Producer
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023 · Self
Fair Play
2023 · Executive Producer
The Space Western of the Southwest
2023
Poker Face
2023 · Executive Producer
Poker Face
2023 · Writer
Poker Face
2023 · Director
Poker Face
2023 · Creator
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 · Director
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 · Writer
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 · Producer
Blood Relatives
2022 · Thanks
Metal Lords
2022 · Thanks
Scream
2022 · Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
Scream
2022 · Thanks
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Thanks
Last Night in Soho
2021 · Thanks
Directors on Directors
2021 · Self
Capone
2020 · Thanks
Knives Out
2019 · Director
Knives Out
2019 · Producer
Knives Out
2019 · Writer
Scare Package
2019 · Thanks
Destroyer
2018 · Thanks
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
2018
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
2018 · Self
The Director and the Jedi
2018 · Self
Balance of the Force
2018 · Self
The Force of Sound
2018 · Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Writer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Director
Baby Driver
2017 · Thanks
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Imperial Technician (uncredited)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Thanks
The Hollars
2016 · Thanks
The Invitation
2016 · Thanks
Tales of Halloween
2015 · Thanks
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
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