Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson

Born: December 17, 1973 (52 years)
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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.

TV Shows Directed (3)
Movies as Crew (49)
A Place in Hell

A Place in Hell

Producer

Dec 25, 2026

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Executive Producer

Oct 16, 2026

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Producer, Writer

Nov 26, 2025

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Thanks

Oct 17, 2025

American Fiction

American Fiction

Executive Producer

Nov 10, 2023

Fair Play

Fair Play

Executive Producer

Sep 28, 2023

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Producer, Writer

Nov 23, 2022

Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

Thanks

Nov 22, 2022

Metal Lords

Metal Lords

Thanks

Apr 8, 2022

Scream

Scream

Thanks

Jan 12, 2022

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

Thanks

Nov 11, 2021

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

Thanks

Oct 21, 2021

Capone

Capone

Thanks

Jun 26, 2020

Knives Out

Knives Out

Producer, Writer

Nov 27, 2019

Scare Package

Scare Package

Thanks

Oct 4, 2019

Destroyer

Destroyer

Thanks

Dec 25, 2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Writer

Dec 13, 2017

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

Thanks

Jun 28, 2017

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Thanks

Dec 14, 2016

The Hollars

The Hollars

Thanks

Aug 25, 2016

The Invitation

The Invitation

Thanks

Apr 8, 2016

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

Thanks

Oct 16, 2015

Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk

Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk

Thanks

Mar 9, 2014

The World's End

The World's End

Thanks

Jul 18, 2013

The English Teacher

The English Teacher

Thanks

May 16, 2013

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

Thanks

Apr 27, 2013

Looper

Looper

Writer

Sep 26, 2012

The Outsider: A Looper's Story

The Outsider: A Looper's Story

Thanks

Jan 1, 2012

The Woman

The Woman

Songs

Oct 14, 2011

Brawler

Brawler

Thanks

Aug 3, 2011

The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom

Writer

Sep 9, 2008

Spike

Spike

Thanks

Jun 20, 2008

Building Brick

Building Brick

Camera Operator, Thanks

Sep 21, 2006

Brick

Brick

Editor, Writer

Mar 31, 2006

Escargots

Escargots

Camera Operator

Mar 31, 2006

May

May

Editor

Apr 11, 2003

People Are Dead

People Are Dead

Thanks

May 2, 2002

The Psychology of Dream Analysis

The Psychology of Dream Analysis

Writer

Jan 1, 2002

Phyfutima

Phyfutima

Camera Operator

Jan 1, 1998

Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

Writer, Editor

Jun 4, 1997

Greater Than a Tiger

Greater Than a Tiger

Editor

Jan 1, 1997

Omaha (The Movie)

Omaha (The Movie)

Production Assistant

Apr 28, 1995

Cleaning the Pool

Cleaning the Pool

Writer

Jan 1, 1995

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

Writer, Editor

Jan 1, 1993

Ninja Ko: Origami Master

Ninja Ko: Origami Master

Writer

Jun 5, 1990

Untitled Gene Kelly Project

Untitled Gene Kelly Project

Producer

2034

2034

Producer

Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film

Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film

Writer, Producer

Turpentine

Turpentine

Producer