Roger Christian
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 25, 1944
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Sword of Thyrus TBA
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 2025
Director
Alien: Terror in Space 2025
as Self - Production Designer
Memory: The Origins of Alien 2019
as Self
The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars 2017
as Himself
Joseph and Mary 2016
Director
Prisoners of the Sun 2013
Director
Dangerous Intuition 2013
Director
Stranded 2013
Director, Writer
13 Eerie 2013
Executive Producer
Riddle of the Black Cat 2012
Producer
American Daylight 2006
Director
Bandido 2004
Director, Producer, Production Design
The Beast Within: Making Alien 2003
as Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure 2000
Second Unit Director
Battlefield Earth 2000
Director
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
Second Unit Director
Masterminds 1997
Director
Underworld 1996
Director
The Final Cut 1995
Director
Nostradamus 1994
Director, Story
Lorca and the Outlaws 1984
Director, Writer
Return of the Jedi 1983
Second Unit Director
The Sender 1982
Director
The Dollar Bottom 1981
Director
Black Angel 1980
Director, Writer
Life of Brian 1979
Art Direction
Alien 1979
Art Direction
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977
Set Decoration
Star Wars 1977
Set Decoration
Akenfield 1974
Art Direction
And Soon the Darkness 1970
Assistant Art Director
Credits from TMDB.