Roger Christian
Directing1944London, 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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
The Sword of Thyrus
Story
The Sword of Thyrus
Director
The Sword of Thyrus
Screenplay
The Sword of Thyrus
Producer
2025
Alien: Terror in Space
as Self - Production Designer
2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien
as Self
2016
Joseph and Mary
Director
2013
Stranded
Director
Prisoners of the Sun
Director
Stranded
Writer
Dangerous Intuition
Director
13 Eerie
Executive Producer
2006
American Daylight
Director
2003
2000
Battlefield Earth
Director
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
Nostradamus
Story
1984
Lorca and the Outlaws
Director
Lorca and the Outlaws
Writer
1983
Return of the Jedi
Second Unit Director
1982
The Sender
Director
1981
The Dollar Bottom
Director
1980
Black Angel
Director
Black Angel
Writer
1979
Life of Brian
Art Direction
Alien
Art Direction
1977
Star Wars
Set Decoration
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Set Decoration
1974
Akenfield
Art Direction
1970
And Soon the Darkness
Assistant Art Director