Roger Christian

Directing Feb 25, 1944 (82 years old) London, England, UK

Roger Christian (born 25 February 1944) is an English set decorator, production designer and feature film director. He won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien. Christian directed the second unit on both Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as well as feature films including The Sender and Nostradamus. He also directed the 2000 film Battlefield Earth which is regarded as one of the worst films ever made.

4 Acting Credits
28 Crew Credits

Acting

Memory: The Origins of Alien Movie

Memory: The Origins of Alien

as Self

2019
The Beast Within: Making Alien Movie

The Beast Within: Making Alien

as Self

2003
Alien: Terror in Space Movie

Alien: Terror in Space

as Self - Production Designer

2025
The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars Movie

The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars

as Himself

2017

Crew

Star Wars Movie

Star Wars

Set Decoration

1977
Return of the Jedi Movie

Return of the Jedi

Second Unit Director

1983
Alien Movie

Alien

Art Direction

1979
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Movie

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Second Unit Director

1999
Life of Brian Movie

Life of Brian

Art Direction

1979
Battlefield Earth Movie

Battlefield Earth

Director

2000
Stranded Movie

Stranded

Director

2013
And Soon the Darkness Movie

And Soon the Darkness

Assistant Art Director

1970
13 Eerie Movie

13 Eerie

Executive Producer

2013
Nostradamus Movie

Nostradamus

Director

1994
Prisoners of the Sun Movie

Prisoners of the Sun

Director

2013
The Sender Movie

The Sender

Director

1982