Person
Renny Harlin
Directing · Born 1959-03-15 · 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
Deep Water
Ship Radio Dispatcher (voice)
White Collar
Director
Burn Notice
Director
Covert Affairs
Director
The Strangers: Chapter 3
Director
Die Hard 2
Director
Deep Blue Sea
Director
Graceland
Director
Cleaner
Director
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Director
Filmography
- 2026Deep WaterShip Radio Dispatcher (voice)
- 2026The Strangers: Chapter 3Director
- 2026The StrangersDirector
- 2025The Strangers: Chapter 2Director
- 2024The Strangers: Chapter 1Director
- 2023The BricklayerDirector
- 2023RefugeDirector
- 2021Reunion 3: Singles CruiseDirector
- 2021The MisfitsDirector
- 2021The DinosaurSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Bodies at RestDirector
- 2018Legend of the Ancient SwordDirector
- 2016SkiptraceDirector
- 2014The Legend of HerculesOfficer Linus (uncredited)
- 2013GracelandDirector
- 2013The Dyatlov Pass IncidentDirector
- 2013Hard Time: The Making of PrisonHimself
- 2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerSelf
- 20115 Days of WarDirector
- 2011The ResidentExecutive Producer
- 2010Covert AffairsDirector
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
- 2009White CollarDirector
- 200912 RoundsDirector
- 2007CleanerDirector
- 2007Burn NoticeDirector
- 2006The CovenantDirector
- 2004Exorcist: The BeginningDirector
- 2004MindhuntersExecutive Producer
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self
- 2001DrivenReplacement Driver
- 1999Deep Blue SeaDirector
- 1999Blast from the PastProducer
- 1998Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismiesRenny Harlin
- 1996MistrialExecutive Producer
- 1996The Long Kiss GoodnightDirector
- 1995Cutthroat IslandDirector
- 1995A Night to Die ForSelf
- 1994SpeechlessProducer
- 1994The Foot Shooting PartyExecutive Producer
- 1993CliffhangerDirector
- 1993GladiaattoritDirector
- 1993Stallone on the Edge: The Making of CliffhangerSelf
- 1991Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger StorySelf
- 1991Rambling RoseProducer
- 1990Raptori Moe!
- 1990The Adventures of Ford FairlaneDirector
- 1990Die Hard 2Director
- 1989The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'Self
- 1988A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterStudent (uncredited)
- 1987PrisonDirector
- 1986Born AmericanMan's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)
- 1981The BreakthroughPolice officer (uncredited)
- 1981Kohtauspaikka 33Self (voice)
- 1980CustodyDirector
- —CarrierProducer
- —Inspector PalmuDirector
- —The BeastDirector
- —Black TidesDirector
- —Trial by CombatDirector
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