Directing
Rian Johnson
- Born
- Dec 17, 1973 · Age 52
- Place of birth
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 15
- TV credits
- 5
- Directing credits
- 17
Also known as (1)
- Rian Craig Johnson
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…
