Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 17, 1973
Place of Birth
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Credits
73 titles
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) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rian Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
A Place in Hell
Producer
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Executive Producer
The Hawk
Executive Producer
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Writer
Frankenstein
Thanks
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Self
3 Body Problem
Executive Producer
American Fiction
Executive Producer
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Self
Fair Play
Executive Producer
The Space Western of the Southwest
Poker Face
Executive Producer
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Writer
Blood Relatives
Thanks
Metal Lords
Thanks
Scream
Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
tick, tick... BOOM!
Thanks
Last Night in Soho
Thanks
Directors on Directors
Self
Capone
Thanks
Knives Out
Writer
Scare Package
Thanks
Destroyer
Thanks
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
Self
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
The Director and the Jedi
Self
Balance of the Force
Self
The Force of Sound
Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Writer
Baby Driver
Thanks
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Imperial Technician (uncredited)
The Hollars
Thanks
The Invitation
Thanks
Tales of Halloween
Thanks
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Out of Print
Self
BoJack Horseman
Brian (voice)
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Thanks
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
The World's End
Thanks
The English Teacher
Thanks
Welcome to the Jungle
Thanks
Looper
Director
The Outsider: A Looper's Story
Thanks
The Woman
Songs
Brawler
Thanks
Terriers
Director