Rian Johnson
American filmmaker (born 1973)
- Born December 17, 1973
- 5 movies
Rian Johnson is an American writer and director who broke through with the neo-noir Brick and the time-travel thriller Looper. He directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the Knives Out mysteries, earning Academy Award nominations for both Knives Out and Glass Onion. He also created the television series Poker Face.
Rian Johnson appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 2012 to 2025. That includes 5 titles as director. Most of that work is in comedy, mystery and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Daniel Craig (3), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3), Frank Oz (2).
Known for
- Knives Out (2019), Writer, Director. A modern whodunit that earned him an Oscar nomination for original screenplay.
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Writer, Director. The sequel brought Daniel Craig’s detective to a Greek island and earned an adapted screenplay nomination.
- Poker Face (2023), Creator. A case-of-the-week mystery series starring Natasha Lyonne.
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Writer, Director. The eighth chapter of the main Skywalker saga.
- Looper (2012), Writer, Director. A time-travel crime story starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis.
- Brick (2005), Writer, Director. His debut set a hard-boiled detective plot in a California high school.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Rian Johnson been in?
- Rian Johnson appears in Wake Up Dead Man (2025), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), Knives Out (2019), Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) and Looper (2012) on The Remote.
- When was Rian Johnson born?
- Rian Johnson was born on 17 December 1973.
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