Rian Johnson
Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA — Dec 17 1973
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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 re…
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Rian Johnson's Credits
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Breaking Bad
Directing
3 Body Problem
Production
BoJack Horseman
Brian (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Writing
Frankenstein
Crew
Poker Face
Production
Scream
Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Writing
Knives Out
Writing
Baby Driver
Crew
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Writing
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Imperial Technician (uncredited)
Terriers
Directing
Looper
Directing
Last Night in Soho
Crew
The World's End
Crew
The Woman
Sound
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
Brick
Directing
Fair Play
Production
American Fiction
Production
tick, tick... BOOM!
Crew
May
Editing
Capone
Crew
The Invitation
Crew
The Hawk
Production
Destroyer
Crew
Metal Lords
Crew
The Brothers Bloom
Directing
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
Welcome to the Jungle
Crew
The English Teacher
Crew
The Director and the Jedi
Self
The Hollars
Crew
Tales of Halloween
Crew
2034
Production
Disinherited
Production
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Production
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Self
The Force of Sound
Self
Scare Package
Crew
Out of Print
Self
Untitled Gene Kelly Project
Production
A Place in Hell
Production
Brawler
Crew
Blood Relatives
Crew
Balance of the Force
Self
People Are Dead
Crew
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Self
Building Brick
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Crew
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
Self
Spike
Crew
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
Writing
Escargots
Camera
The Psychology of Dream Analysis
Directing
Omaha (The Movie)
Production
The Life of the World to Come
Directing
Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
Directing
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
The Whacky Protagonist
The Outsider: A Looper's Story
Crew
Cleaning the Pool
Directing
Phyfutima
Camera
Greater Than a Tiger
Editing
Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film
Directing
The Space Western of the Southwest
Ninja Ko: The Origami Master
Directing