Renny Harlin

67, from Riihimäki, Finland

Artwork for The Legend of HerculesImage of Renny Harlin

Biography

Renny Harlin (born Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for directing many action and horror movies. Harlin, best known for directing Die Hard 2, is a 4-time nominee for the infamous Golden Raspberry Award for worst film directing. He is, however, 86th on the list of highest grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue).

Timeline

2026Aged 67

  • Poster for Deep Water

    Ship Radio Dispatcher (voice)

  • Poster for The Strangers

    Director

  • Poster for The Strangers: Chapter 3

    Director

2025Aged 66

  • Poster for The Strangers: Chapter 2

    Director

2024Aged 65

  • Poster for The Strangers: Chapter 1

    Director

2023Aged 64

  • Poster for Refuge

    Producer

  • Poster for The Bricklayer

    Director

2021Aged 62

  • Poster for The Dinosaur

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for The Misfits

    Director

  • Poster for Reunion 3: Singles Cruise

    Screenplay

2019Aged 60

  • Poster for Bodies at Rest

    Director

2018Aged 59

  • Poster for Legend of the Ancient Sword

    Director

2016Aged 57

  • Poster for Skiptrace

    Director

2014Aged 55

  • Poster for The Legend of Hercules

    Officer Linus (uncredited)

2013Aged 54

2012Aged 53

  • Poster for Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

    Self

2011Aged 52

  • Poster for The Resident

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for 5 Days of War

    Producer

2010Aged 51

  • Poster for Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Self

2009Aged 50

  • Poster for 12 Rounds

    Director

2007Aged 48

  • Poster for Cleaner

    Director

2006Aged 47

  • Poster for The Covenant

    Director

2004Aged 45

  • Poster for Mindhunters

    Director

  • Poster for Exorcist: The Beginning

    Director

2003Aged 44

  • Poster for Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

    Self

2001Aged 42

  • Poster for Driven

    Replacement Driver

1999Aged 40

  • Poster for Blast from the Past

    Producer

  • Poster for Deep Blue Sea

    Director

1998Aged 39

  • Poster for Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies

    Renny Harlin

1996Aged 37

  • Poster for The Long Kiss Goodnight

    Producer

  • Poster for Mistrial

    Executive Producer

1995Aged 36

  • Poster for A Night to Die For

    Self

  • Poster for Cutthroat Island

    Producer

1994Aged 35

  • Poster for The Foot Shooting Party

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Speechless

    Producer

1993Aged 34

  • Poster for Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger

    Self

  • Poster for Cliffhanger

    Producer

1991Aged 32

  • Poster for Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

    Self

  • Poster for Rambling Rose

    Producer

1990Aged 31

  • Poster for Raptori Moe!

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Die Hard 2

    Director

  • Poster for The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

    Director

1989Aged 30

  • Poster for The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'

    Self

1988Aged 29

  • Poster for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

    Student (uncredited)

1987Aged 28

  • Poster for Prison

    Director

1986Aged 27

  • Poster for Born American

    Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)

1981Aged 22

1980Aged 21

Year unknown

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