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Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 17, 1973 (51)
Birthplace Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Jul 21, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 reco ... gnition 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.

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Filmography

Scream

Scream

2022

as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

as Imperial Technician (uncredited)

Scream

Scream

2022

Thanks

Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

2022

Thanks

Metal Lords

Metal Lords

2022

Thanks

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

2021

Thanks

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

Thanks

Capone

Capone

2020

Thanks

Knives Out

Knives Out

2019

Writer

Scare Package

Scare Package

2019

Thanks

Destroyer

Destroyer

2018

Thanks

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

2017

Thanks

The Invitation

The Invitation

2016

Thanks

The Hollars

The Hollars

2016

Thanks

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

2015

Thanks

The English Teacher

The English Teacher

2013

Thanks

The World's End

The World's End

2013

Thanks

Don Jon

Don Jon

2013

Thanks

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

2013

Thanks

Looper

Looper

2012

Writer

Brawler

Brawler

2011

Thanks

The Woman

The Woman

2011

Songs

The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom

2008

Writer

Spike

Spike

2008

Thanks

Brick

Brick

2006

Editor, Writer

Building Brick

Building Brick

2006

Camera Operator, Thanks

May

May

2003

Editor

People Are Dead

People Are Dead

2002

Thanks

Phyfutima

Phyfutima

1998

Camera Operator

Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

1997

Writer, Editor

Greater Than a Tiger

Greater Than a Tiger

1997

Editor

Omaha (The Movie)

Omaha (The Movie)

1995

Production Assistant

American Fiction

American Fiction

2023

Executive Producer

Fair Play

Fair Play

2023

Executive Producer

Knives Out

Knives Out

2019

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

BoJack Horseman

as Brian (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 22, 2014

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Real History of Science Fiction

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 2014

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 2021

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