Rian Johnson
52 rokov
Directing
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Popularita 2.6
Male
Most known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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.
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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Top rated titles
Selection by cast orderMovies worked on
7 titles
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Director, Writer, Producer
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Frankenstein
2025
Thanks
Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Director, Producer, Writer
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Last Night in Soho
2021
Thanks
Horror, Mystery
Knives Out
2019
Director, Producer, Writer
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Writer, Director
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Thanks
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Basic information
- Known for
- Directing
- Place of birth
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Age
- 52 years
- Gender
- Male
- Popularity
- 2.6
Departments & roles
Production
1 title
Producer
Crew
3 titles
Thanks
Writing
2 titles
Writer
Directing
1 title
Director