Rian Johnson

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1973-12-17 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Also Known As Ράιαν Τζόνσον, 라이언 존슨, Rian Craig Johnson, Райан Джонсон

Rian Johnson

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 Out (2019), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and its sequel, Glass Onion (2022). Outside of film, Johnson directed three episodes of the television drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2013 for his work on the season 5 episode "Fifty-One".

Known For

Director

2023
Poker Face

as Director

2019
Knives Out

as Director

2017
2012
Looper

as Director

2010
Terriers

as Director

2008
The Brothers Bloom

as Director

2008
Breaking Bad

as Director

2006
Brick

as Director

Crew

2022
Blood Relatives

as Thanks

2022
Scream

as Thanks

2022
Metal Lords

as Thanks

2021
2021
2020
Capone

as Thanks

2019
Scare Package

as Thanks

2018
Destroyer

as Thanks

2017
Baby Driver

as Thanks

2016
The Invitation

as Thanks

2016
The Hollars

as Thanks

2015
2013
The World's End

as Thanks

2013
2013
2013
Don Jon

as Thanks

2011
Brawler

as Thanks

2008
Spike

as Thanks

2006
Building Brick

as Thanks

2002
People Are Dead

as Thanks

Producer

GOLF

as Executive Producer

2024
3 Body Problem

as Executive Producer

2023
American Fiction

as Executive Producer

2023
Fair Play

as Executive Producer

2023
Poker Face

as Executive Producer

2019
Knives Out

as Producer

1995
Omaha (The Movie)

as Production Assistant

Editor

2006
Brick

as Editor

2003
May

as Editor

1997

Camera

2006
Escargots

as Camera Operator

2006
Building Brick

as Camera Operator

1998
Phyfutima

as Camera Operator

Sound

2011
The Woman

as Songs

Creator

2023
Poker Face

as Creator