Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American movie director, screenwriter, editor and actor. He is best known for directing the movies "Brick" (2005), "The Brothers Bloom" (2008), "Looper" (2012), "" (2017) and "Knives Out" (2019). He has directed three episodes of the AMC series "Breaking Bad". He has also had small roles in "" (2016) and "BoJack Horseman".