Rian Johnson

ProducerCrewDirectorWriterActor Dec 17 (age 52) Silver Spring, Maryland, USA 1990–2026 (36 year career)

6.2 avg rating

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…

Known For

Film

Breaking Bad

Director

Film

Knives Out

Director

Film

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Imperial Technician (uncredited)

Film

Baby Driver

Thanks

Film

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Director

Film

Looper

Director

Film

Frankenstein

Thanks

Film

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Director

Filmography

Acting (20)

Movies (15)

Netflix Tudum 2025

2025

as Self

5.9

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

2024

as Self

8.0

The Space Western of the Southwest

2023

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

2023

as Self

6.2

Scream

2022

as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

The Director and the Jedi

as Self

The Force of Sound

as Self

Balance of the Force

as Self

The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs

2018

Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle

2018

as Self

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

as Imperial Technician (uncredited)

7.5

Out of Print

2014

as Self

5.7

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

as Self

Building Brick

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

1993

as The Whacky Protagonist

Television (5)

Directors on Directors

2021

as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

BoJack Horseman

as Brian (voice)

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

as Himself

7.0

Crew (81)

Movies (73)

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

2026

Executive Producer

Frankenstein

2025

Thanks

7.7

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025

Director

7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025

Producer

7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Writer

American Fiction

Executive Producer

Fair Play

Executive Producer

Scream

Thanks

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

Director

7.0

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

Producer

7.0

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Writer

Blood Relatives

Thanks

Metal Lords

Thanks

Last Night in Soho

Thanks

tick, tick... BOOM!

Thanks

Capone

Thanks

Knives Out

Director

Knives Out

Producer

Knives Out

Writer

Scare Package

Thanks

Destroyer

Thanks

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

Director

6.8

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Writer

Baby Driver

Thanks

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Thanks

The Invitation

Thanks

The Hollars

Thanks

Tales of Halloween

Thanks

Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk

Thanks

The World's End

Thanks

Welcome to the Jungle

Thanks

The English Teacher

Thanks

Looper

Director

Looper

Writer

The Outsider: A Looper's Story

Thanks

The Woman

Songs

Brawler

Thanks

The Life of the World to Come

2010

Director

The Brothers Bloom

Director

The Brothers Bloom

Writer

Spike

Thanks

Brick

Director

Brick

Editor

Brick

Writer

Escargots

Camera Operator

Building Brick

Camera Operator

Building Brick

Thanks

May

Editor

People Are Dead

Thanks

The Psychology of Dream Analysis

2002

Director

5.5

The Psychology of Dream Analysis

2002

Writer

5.5

Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing

2001

Director

2.7

Phyfutima

1998

Camera Operator

Greater Than a Tiger

1997

Editor

Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

1997

Director

5.7

Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

1997

Editor

5.7

Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!

Writer

Omaha (The Movie)

Production Assistant

Cleaning the Pool

Director

Cleaning the Pool

1995

Writer

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

1993

Director

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

1993

Editor

Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!

1993

Writer

Ninja Ko: The Origami Master

1990

Director

4.0

Ninja Ko: The Origami Master

1990

Writer

4.0

A Place in Hell

Producer

2034

Producer

Untitled Gene Kelly Project

Producer

Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film

Director

Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film

Producer

Untitled Sci-Fi Rian Johnson Film

Writer

Untitled Knives Out Film

Producer

Untitled Knives Out Film

Writer

Television (8)

3 Body Problem

Executive Producer

Poker Face

Director

Poker Face

Executive Producer

Poker Face

Writer

Terriers

Director

Breaking Bad

Director

The Hawk

Executive Producer

Disinherited

Executive Producer