Roger Christian
Directing·February 25, 1944 — 82 years old·London, England, UK
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
Filmography · 32
—The Sword of ThyrusDirector · Story · Screenplay · Producer2025Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4Director2025Alien: Terror in SpaceSelf - Production Designer2019Memory: The Origins of AlienSelf2017The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star WarsHimself2016Joseph and MaryDirector2013Prisoners of the SunDirector2013Dangerous IntuitionDirector2013StrandedDirector · Writer201313 EerieExecutive Producer2012Riddle of the Black CatProducer2006American DaylightDirector2004BandidoProduction Design · Director · Producer2003The Beast Within: Making AlienSelf2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First AdventureSecond Unit Director2000Battlefield EarthDirector1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceSecond Unit Director1997MastermindsDirector1996UnderworldDirector1995The Final CutDirector1994NostradamusDirector · Story1984Lorca and the OutlawsDirector · Writer1983Return of the JediSecond Unit Director1982The SenderDirector1981The Dollar BottomDirector1980Black AngelDirector · Writer1979Life of BrianArt Direction1979AlienArt Direction1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteSet Decoration1977Star WarsSet Decoration1974AkenfieldArt Direction1970And Soon the DarknessAssistant Art Director