
- Known for
- Directing
- Credits
- 97 films
- Born
- June 27, 1966 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Directing
J.J. Abrams
Also known as Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, Jeffrey Abrams
Biography
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced films such as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the tenth-highest-grossing film director of all time.
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Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias(creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series.
His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8(2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, co-produced, and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga and the first film of the sequel trilogy. The film is his highest-grossing, the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation, as well as the most expensive film ever made. He returned to Star Wars by executive producing The Last Jedi (2017) and directing and co-writing The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
Abrams' frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk; producer/directors Damon Lindelof and Tommy Gormley; actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, Amanda Foreman, and Keri Russell; composer Michael Giacchino; writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci; cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong; and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey.
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Known for
Acting 36
- 2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story · Self
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- 2024Music by John Williams · Self - Filmmaker
- 2024Getting LOST · Self
- 2023815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
- 2022Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me · Self
- 2022Director by Night · Self (archive footage)
- 2020
Production 35
- —Tab & Tony · Producer
- —Kolma · Producer
- —Zanbato · Producer
- —A Woman of No Importance · Producer
- —Emily the Strange · Producer
- —Hot Wheels · Producer
- 2028Oh, the Places You'll Go! · Producer
- 2026The End of Oak Street · Producer
Writing 12
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · Screenplay, Story
- 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Writer
- 2014Joy Ride 3 · Characters
- 2011Super 8 · Writer
- 2009Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead · Characters
- 2006Mission: Impossible III · Writer
- 2001Joy Ride · Writer
- 1998Armageddon
Directing 6
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · Director
- 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Director
- 2013Star Trek Into Darkness · Director
- 2011Super 8 · Director
- 2009Star Trek · Director
- 2006Mission: Impossible III · Director
Crew 5
- 2018Monster Challenge · Thanks
- 2018A Wrinkle in Time · Thanks
- 2010Catfish · Thanks
- 2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the World · Thanks
- 2007We Own the Night · Thanks
Sound 3
- 1994Future Shock · Original Music Composer
- 1992Mr. Petrified Forrest · Original Music Composer
- 1982Nightbeast · Original Music Composer, Sound Effects











