Actor

Renny Harlin

Directing

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Movies: 46Series: 5Crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 16938

IMDb ID: nm0001317

Known for: Directing

Born: March 15, 1959

Age: 66

Place of birth: Riihimäki, Finland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1981 - 2026

Years active: 46

Average TMDB rating: 6.13

Wikidata: Q318712

Also known as

Lauri Harjola • Ренні Гарлін • Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola

Other jobs

Director (32)Producer (5)Executive Producer (4)

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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.