Rian Johnson

Directing · Born 1973-12-17 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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…

Filmography

• Scream as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
• No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
• Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre as Self
• Out of Print as Self
• Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames as Self
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Imperial Technician (uncredited)
• The Force of Sound as Self
• The Director and the Jedi as Self
• Balance of the Force as Self
• Building Brick