Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson is an American filmmaker. Born December 17, 1973, in Silver Spring. Known for Looper, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi and Knives Out. Educated at San Clemente High School and USC School of Cinematic Arts. Awards include Directors Guild of America Award and Time 100.
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- Described as
- American filmmaker (born 1973)
- Other names
- Rian Craig Johnson
- Born
- December 17, 1973 · 2 references
- Born in
- Silver Spring · 1 reference
- Name at birth
- Rian Craig Johnson
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- film director · 1 reference; screenwriter; writer; film editor; film producer · 1 reference
- Education
- San Clemente High School · 1 reference; USC School of Cinematic Arts (1996)
- Member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- Instrument
- banjo
- Known for
- Looper; Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi; Knives Out
- Awards
- Directors Guild of America Award; Time 100 (2023) · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Karina Longworth · 1 reference
- Siblings
- Aaron Johnson · 1 reference
- Height
- 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) · 1 reference
- Website
- http://www.rcjohnso.com; https://www.rian-johnson.com/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 44
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1380037303
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. Going on to make 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 the Knives Out film series (2019–present), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Additionally, Johnson is known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias", "Fly", and "Fifty-One"; for the last, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2013. He created the murder mystery series Poker Face for Peacock starring Natasha Lyonne. Johnson is known for his longstanding collaboration with actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has appeared in all of his feature films to date in varying capacity. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
- Born, in its opening lines
- December 17, 1973
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