- Known for
- Directing
- Credits
- 73 films
- Born
- December 17, 1973 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Directing
Rian Johnson
Also known as Rian Craig 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) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively.
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Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
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Known for
Baby Driver
English · Action · Crime
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
English · Action · Adventure
Acting 13
- 2025Netflix Tudum 2025 · Self
- 2024Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames · Self
- 2023Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre · Self
- 2023The Space Western of the Southwest
- 2022Scream · Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
- 2018Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle · Self
- 2018The Director and the Jedi · Self
- 2018
Crew 22
- 2025Frankenstein · Thanks
- 2022Blood Relatives · Thanks
- 2022Metal Lords · Thanks
- 2022Scream · Thanks
- 2021tick, tick... BOOM! · Thanks
- 2021Last Night in Soho · Thanks
- 2020Capone · Thanks
- 2019Scare Package · Thanks
Directing 13
- 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery · Director
- 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · Director
- 2019Knives Out · Director
- 2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi · Director
- 2012Looper · Director
- 2010The Life of the World to Come · Director
- 2009The Brothers Bloom · Director
- 2006
Writing 11
- 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery · Writer
- 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · Writer
- 2019Knives Out · Writer
- 2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi · Writer
- 2012Looper · Writer
- 2009The Brothers Bloom · Writer
- 2006Brick · Writer
- 2002The Psychology of Dream Analysis
Production 7
- 2027A Place in Hell · Producer
- 2026The Only Living Pickpocket in New York · Executive Producer
- 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery · Producer
- 2023American Fiction · Executive Producer
- 2023Fair Play · Executive Producer
- 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · Producer
- 2019Knives Out · Producer
Editing 5
- 2006Brick · Editor
- 2003May · Editor
- 1997Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! · Editor
- 1997Greater Than a Tiger · Editor
- 1993Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!! · Editor
Camera 1
- 2006Escargots · Camera Operator
Sound 1
- 2011The Woman · Songs
