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Rian Johnson

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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Born:
Dec 17, 1973 In Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
18
First Appeared:
In the movie Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!! 1993-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder 2025
Known For
Poster of Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Poster of The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
Poster of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Poster of BoJack Horseman
Filmography
Movie Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder Himself 2025
Movie Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames Unknown 2024-08-27
Movie The Space Western of the Southwest Unknown 2023-04-30
Movie Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre Self 2023-11-09
Movie Scream Party Guest (voice) (uncredited) 2022-01-12
Movie Balance of the Force Self 2018-03-12
Movie The Force of Sound Self 2018-02-20
Movie The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs Unknown 2018-03-27
Movie The Director and the Jedi Self 2018-03-12
Movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Death Star Technician 2016-12-14
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015-03-23
Series The Real History of Science Fiction Himself 2014-04-19
Series Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014-02-25
Series BoJack Horseman Brian (voice) 2014-08-22
Movie Out of Print Self 2014-08-23
Movie No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad Self 2013-11-26
Movie Building Brick Unknown 2006-09-21
Movie Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!! The Whacky Protagonist 1993-01-01