Roger Christian
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-02-25 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Roger Christian
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Alien, Terror in Space
as Self - Interviewee
(2019)
Memory: The Origins of Alien
as Self
(2017)
(2003)
Crew
The Sword of Thyrus
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
(2016)
Joseph and Mary
Director
(2013)
Stranded
Director, Writer
(2013)
Prisoners of the Sun
Director
(2013)
Dangerous Intuition
Director
(2013)
13 Eerie
Executive Producer
(2012)
Riddle of the Black Cat
Producer
(2004)
American Daylight
Director
(2004)
Bandido
Director, Producer, Production Design
(2000)
Battlefield Earth
Director
(2000)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Second Unit Director
(1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Second Unit Director
(1997)
Masterminds
Director
(1996)
Underworld
Director
(1995)
The Final Cut
Director
(1994)
Nostradamus
Director, Story
(1984)
Lorca and the Outlaws
Director, Writer
(1983)
Return of the Jedi
Second Unit Director
(1982)
The Sender
Director
(1981)
The Dollar Bottom
Director
(1980)
Black Angel
Director, Writer
(1979)
Alien
Art Direction
(1979)
Life of Brian
Art Direction
(1977)
Star Wars
Set Decoration
(1977)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Set Decoration
(1974)
Akenfield
Art Direction
(1970)
And Soon the Darkness
Assistant Art Director