Name
J.J. Abrams
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1966-06-27 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced films such as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the tenth-highest-grossing film director of all time.
Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias(creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series.
His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8(2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, co-produced, and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga and the first film of the sequel trilogy. The film is his highest-grossing, the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation, as well as the most expensive film ever made. He returned to Star Wars by executive producing The Last Jedi (2017) and directing and co-writing The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
Abrams' frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk; producer/directors Damon Lindelof and Tommy Gormley; actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, Amanda Foreman, and Keri Russell; composer Michael Giacchino; writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci; cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong; and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey.
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- 1996 Diabolique as Video Photographer #2
- 2019 Men in Black: International as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- 2007 Blood, Boobs & Beast as Himself
- 2010 Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
- 1999 The Suburbans as Rock Journalist
- 2011 POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold as Self
- 2013 Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe as Self
- 2023 815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
- 2007 Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed as Self
- 1993 Six Degrees of Separation as Doug
- 2014 Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show as Self
- 2022 Director by Night as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me as Self
- 2015 Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel as Self
- 2015 Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
- 2016 Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- 2016 For the Love of Spock as Self
- 1991 Regarding Henry as Delivery Boy
- 2016 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- 2024 Music by John Williams as Self - Filmmaker
- 2018 King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self
- 2004 Comic Book: The Movie as J.J. Abrams
- 2017 Tour de Pharmacy as J.J. Abrams
- 2017 The Disaster Artist as J.J. Abrams
- 2017 Spielberg as Self
- 2017 And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2019 Love, Antosha as Self
- 2017 Three Kinds of Close Encounters as Self
- 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as D-O (voice)
- 2020 The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2017 The Magic History of Cinema
- 2025 Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self
- 2012 Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted as Self
- 2024 Getting LOST as Self
- 2009 Fringe: Access All Areas as Self
- 2010 Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Icons ( 1 episode )
- 2002 HypaSpace ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as J.J. Abrams (voice)
- 2005 The Colbert Report ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Geeking Out ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self / Presenter
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as J.J. Abrams (voice)
- 2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Bupkis ( 1 episode ) as J.J. Abrams
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 IMDb on the Scene ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 60 Minutes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 LIGHT & MAGIC ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
