Renny Harlin
- Directing
- March 15, 1959 · Riihimäki, Finland
Biography
Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for his prolific work in the action and horror genres. The peak of his success spanned from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, during which period he directed numerous hits, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea. The commercial performance of his films has waned since the mid 2000s, but Harlin remains 86th on the list of highest-grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue). He has primarily worked in the Hollywood studio system, in addition to time spent in his native Finland and a brief stint in China.
Known for
Filmography
- The Beast · Director
- Deep Water · Ship Radio Dispatcher (Voice), Director
- The Strangers: Chapter 3 · Director
- The Strangers · Director
- The Strangers: Chapter 2 · Director
- The Strangers: Chapter 1 · Director
- The Bricklayer · Director
- Refuge · Director, Producer
- Reunion 3: Singles Cruise · Director, Screenplay
- The Misfits · Director
- The Dinosaur · Self
- Bodies at Rest · Director
- Legend of the Ancient Sword · Director
- Skiptrace · Director
- The Legend of Hercules · Officer Linus (uncredited), Director
- Graceland · Director
- The Dyatlov Pass Incident · Director, Producer
- Hard Time: The Making of Prison · Self
- Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger · Self
- 5 Days of War · Director, Producer
- The Resident · Executive producer
- Covert Affairs · Director
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · Self
- White Collar · Director
- 12 Rounds · Director
- Cleaner · Director
- Burn Notice · Director
- The Covenant · Director
- Exorcist: The Beginning · Director
- Mindhunters · Executive producer, Director
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' · Self
- Driven · Replacement Driver, Director
- Deep Blue Sea · Director
- Blast from the Past · Producer
- Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies · Renny Harlin
- Mistrial · Executive producer
- The Long Kiss Goodnight · Director, Producer
- Cutthroat Island · Director, Producer
- A Night to Die For · Self
- Speechless · Producer
- The Foot Shooting Party · Executive producer
- Cliffhanger · Director, Producer
- Gladiaattorit · Director
- Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger · Self
- Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story · Self
- Rambling Rose · Producer
- Raptori Moe!
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane · Director
- Die Hard 2 · Director
- The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' · Self
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master · Student (uncredited), Director
- Prison · Director
- Born American · Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (Voice), Director
- The Breakthrough · Police officer (uncredited)
- Kohtauspaikka 33 · Self, Director
- Custody · Director, Writer
- Carrier · Producer
- Inspector Palmu · Director, Writer
- Black Tides · Director
- Trial by Combat · Director
- Athina · Director
- Evac · Director