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Rian Johnson (b. 1973)

Alias:
Rian Craig Johnson
Ράιαν Τζόνσον
Райан Джонсон
라이언 존슨

Birthplace:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Born:
December 17, 1973

Biography from TheMovieDB

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), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and its sequel, Glass Onion (2022).  Outside of film, Johnson directed three episodes of the television drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2013 for his work on the season 5 episode "Fifty-One".

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Camera Operator:
1998  Phyfutima
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots

Director:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2012  Looper
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2019  Knives Out
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Editor:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997  Greater Than a Tiger
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2003  May
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2012  Looper
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2019  Knives Out
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Executive Producer:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997  Greater Than a Tiger
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2003  May
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2012  Looper
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2019  Knives Out
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2023  American Fiction
2023  Fair Play
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Producer:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997  Greater Than a Tiger
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2003  May
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2012  Looper
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2019  Knives Out
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2023  American Fiction
2023  Fair Play
????  Untitled Gene Kelly Project
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Production Assistant:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1995  Omaha (The Movie)
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997  Greater Than a Tiger
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2003  May
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2012  Looper
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2019  Knives Out
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2023  American Fiction
2023  Fair Play
????  Untitled Gene Kelly Project
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Songs:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1995  Omaha (The Movie)
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997  Greater Than a Tiger
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2003  May
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2011  The Woman
2012  Looper
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2019  Knives Out
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2023  American Fiction
2023  Fair Play
????  Untitled Gene Kelly Project
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Thanks:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1995  Omaha (The Movie)
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997  Greater Than a Tiger
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  People Are Dead
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2003  May
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  Spike
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2011  Brawler
2011  The Woman
2012  Looper
2012  The Outsider: A Looper's Story
2013  Don Jon
2013  The English Teacher
2013  The World's End
2013  Welcome to the Jungle
2014  Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
2015  Tales of Halloween
2016  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016  The Hollars
2016  The Invitation
2017  Baby Driver
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2018  Destroyer
2019  Knives Out
2019  Scare Package
2020  Capone
2021  Last Night in Soho
2021  tick, tick... BOOM!
2022  Blood Relatives
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022  Metal Lords
2022  Scream
2023  American Fiction
2023  Fair Play
????  Untitled Gene Kelly Project
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Writer:
1993  Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
1995  Omaha (The Movie)
1997  Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!
1997  Greater Than a Tiger
1998  Phyfutima
2001  Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing
2002  People Are Dead
2002  The Psychology of Dream Analysis
2003  May
2006  Brick
2006  Building Brick
2006  Escargots
2008  Spike
2008  The Brothers Bloom
2010  The Life of the World to Come
2011  Brawler
2011  The Woman
2012  Looper
2012  The Outsider: A Looper's Story
2013  Don Jon
2013  The English Teacher
2013  The World's End
2013  Welcome to the Jungle
2014  Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
2015  Tales of Halloween
2016  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016  The Hollars
2016  The Invitation
2017  Baby Driver
2017  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2018  Destroyer
2019  Knives Out
2019  Scare Package
2020  Capone
2021  Last Night in Soho
2021  tick, tick... BOOM!
2022  Blood Relatives
2022  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022  Metal Lords
2022  Scream
2023  American Fiction
2023  Fair Play
????  Untitled Gene Kelly Project
????  Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
2023  Poker Face

Director:
2008  Breaking Bad
2010  Terriers
2023  Poker Face

Executive Producer:
2008  Breaking Bad
2010  Terriers
2023  Poker Face
2024  3 Body Problem
????  GOLF

Writer:
2008  Breaking Bad
2010  Terriers
2023  Poker Face
2024  3 Body Problem
????  GOLF

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