Renny Harlin
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-03-15 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Riihimäki, Finland
Also known As
Lauri Harjola
Ренні Гарлін
Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola
Renny Harlin
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 tim...
Acting
1988
as Student (uncredited)
1981
as Police officer (uncredited)
1989
1990
2010
1995
as Self
2021
as Self (archive footage)
2014
as Officer Linus (uncredited)
1991
2013
as Himself
1998
as Renny Harlin
2001
as Replacement Driver
1986
as Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)
2003
1981
as Self (voice)
Production
1995
as Director
1995
as Producer
1990
as Director
2001
as Producer
2001
as Director
1988
-
as Producer
2004
as Director
1996
as Director
1996
as Producer
1999
as Producer
1993
as Director
1993
as Producer
1999
as Director
1990
as Director
2006
as Director
2007
as Director
2009
as Director
2004
as Executive Producer
2004
as Director
1987
as Director
2011
as Director
2011
as Producer
1986
as Screenplay
1986
as Director
2014
as Director
2014
as Writer
2014
as Producer
2013
as Director
2013
as Producer
2016
as Director
1994
as Executive Producer
2011
as Executive Producer
2024
as Director
-
as Director
2025
as Director
1980
as Writer
1980
as Director
1991
as Producer
1996
as Executive Producer
1994
as Producer
2023
as Director
-
as Director
2026
as Director
2018
as Director
2019
as Director
2021
as Director
2021
as Director
1986
as Stunt Double
-
as Director
-
as Writer
2023
as Director
2023
as Producer
2021
as Screenplay
-
as Director
1981
as Director
1981
as Producer
-
as Director
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