Roger Christian
Known for
Directing
Born
February 25, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Best known work
Star Wars
1977
Return of the Jedi
1983
Alien
1979
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Life of Brian
1979
Battlefield Earth
2000
Stranded
2013
And Soon the Darkness
1970
13 Eerie
2013
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019Filmography
TBA
The Sword of ThyrusStory, Director, Screenplay, Producer
2025
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4Director
2025
Alien: Terror in Spaceas Self - Production Designer
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alienas Self
2017
2016
Joseph and MaryDirector
2013
Prisoners of the SunDirector
2013
Dangerous IntuitionDirector
2013
StrandedDirector, Writer
2013
13 EerieExecutive Producer
2012
Riddle of the Black CatProducer
2006
American DaylightDirector
2004
BandidoProduction Design, Producer, Director
2003
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First AdventureSecond Unit Director
2000
Battlefield EarthDirector
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceSecond Unit Director
1997
MastermindsDirector
1996
UnderworldDirector
1995
The Final CutDirector
1994
NostradamusDirector, Story
1984
Lorca and the OutlawsDirector, Writer
1983
Return of the JediSecond Unit Director
1982
The SenderDirector
1981
The Dollar BottomDirector