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) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively.
Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
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Acting
Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Imperial Technician (uncredited)
2016
Movie
Scream
as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
2022
TV
BoJack Horseman
as Brian (voice)
2014
TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Movie
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self
2013
Movie
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
2018
Movie
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
as Self
2023
TV
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self
2014
Movie
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
2025
Movie
Out of Print
as Self
2014
Movie
Balance of the Force
as Self
2018
Movie
The Force of Sound
as Self
2018
Movie
Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!!
as The Whacky Protagonist
1993
Movie
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
as Self
2024
Movie
Building Brick
2006
Movie
The Space Western of the Southwest
2023
Movie
The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs
2018
Movie
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
as Self
2018
TV
Directors on Directors
as Self
2021
Crew
TV
Breaking Bad
Director
2008
Movie
Baby Driver
Thanks
2017
Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Thanks
2016
Movie
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Writer
2017
Movie
Knives Out
Director
2019
Movie
Looper
Writer
2012
Movie
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Director
2022
Movie
The World's End
Thanks
2013
Movie
Scream
Thanks
2022
Movie
Last Night in Soho
Thanks
2021
Movie
Frankenstein
Thanks
2025
Movie
The Invitation
Thanks
2016