Directed credits
22
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Rob Cohen
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 9All crew credits: 50
TMDB ID: 18878
IMDb ID: nm0003418
Known for: Directing
Born: March 12, 1949
Age: 77
Place of birth: Cornwall, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2020
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.09
Wikidata: Q503966
Also known as
Robert "Rob" Cohen • Robert Cohen • 罗伯·科恩 • Ρομπ Κοέν
Frequent jobs
Director (22)Executive Producer (13)Producer (9)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Story (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Rob Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American film director, writer and producer. He is best known for directing the first Fast and the Furious installment (2001), as well as the action films xXx (2002) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer (2008). He's a graduate in Anthropology and Visual Studies from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and while working as a reader for Universal in the early-1970s discovered the screenplay for what would become The Sting (1973).
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Rob Cohen.
The Hurricane Heist
Director
2018 Movie
The Boy Next Door
Director
2015 Movie
Alex Cross
Director
2012 Movie
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Director
2008 Movie
Stealth
Director
2005 Movie
xXx
Director
2002 Movie
The Fast and the Furious
Director
2001 Movie
The Skulls
Director
2000 Movie
The Rat Pack
Director
1998 Movie
Daylight
Director
1996 Movie
DragonHeart
Director
1996 Movie
Scandalous
Director
1984 Movie
A Small Circle of Friends
Director
1980 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Rob Cohen.
Speechless
Director • 4 eps
2016 Series
black-ish
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Antagonists
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
Nasty Boys
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
thirtysomething
Director • 2 eps
1987 Series
Hooperman
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
A Year in the Life
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
Private Eye
Director • 4 eps
1987 Series
Miami Vice
Director • 3 eps
1984 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Rob Cohen.
The Fast and the Furious
Director
2001 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Thanks
2004 Movie
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Screenplay
1993 Movie
The Monster Squad
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
DragonHeart
Director
1996 Movie
The Running Man
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
The Witches of Eastwick
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
The Legend of Billie Jean
Producer
1985 Movie
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Executive Producer
1988 Movie
The Razor's Edge
Executive Producer
1984 Movie
Bird on a Wire
Producer
1990 Movie
Daylight
Director
1996 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rob Cohen.
Miami Vice
Director • 3 eps
1984 Series
black-ish
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Speechless
Director • 4 eps
2016 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Rob Cohen.
xXx
Director
2002 Movie
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Director
2008 Movie
xXx: State of the Union
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
The Running Man
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
The Monster Squad
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
DragonHeart
Director
1996 Movie
The Witches of Eastwick
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
The Hurricane Heist
Director
2018 Movie
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Screenplay
1993 Movie
Daylight
Director
1996 Movie
Stealth
Director
2005 Movie
Bird on a Wire
Producer
1990 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rob Cohen.
Miami Vice
Director • 3 eps
1984 Series
black-ish
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Speechless
Director • 4 eps
2016 Series
thirtysomething
Director • 2 eps
1987 Series
Vanishing Son
Executive Producer • 13 eps
1994 Series
Hooperman
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
A Year in the Life
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
Nasty Boys
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
The Ben Stiller Show
Writer • 1 eps
1992 Series
Private Eye
Director • 4 eps
1987 Series
The Antagonists
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rob Cohen.
Ghoul
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
xXx: State of the Union
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Thanks
2004 Movie
The Last Ride
Story
2004 Movie
Ritual
Screenplay
2002 Movie
Vanishing Son
Writer
1994 Movie
Knight Rider 2010
Executive Producer
1994 Movie
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Screenplay
1993 Movie
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
1993 Movie
The Hard Way
Producer
1991 Movie
Bird on a Wire
Producer
1990 Movie
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
1989 Movie
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Executive Producer
1988 Movie
The Running Man
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
The Monster Squad
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
The Witches of Eastwick
Executive Producer
1987 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Rob Cohen.
Vanishing Son
Executive Producer • 13 eps
1994 Series
The Ben Stiller Show
Writer • 1 eps
1992 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rob Cohen.
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
as Self
2020 Movie
I Am Paul Walker
as Self
2018 Movie
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
as Self - Executive VP, Motown Records
2017 Movie
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
2009 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
xXx
as Columbian Horseman (uncredited)
2002 Movie
The Fast and the Furious
as Pizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited)
2001 Movie
The Skulls
as College Lecturer (uncredited)
2000 Movie
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
as Self
1997 Movie
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
as Additional Voices (voice)
1996 Movie
Vanishing Son IV
as Teacher Benton
1994 Movie
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
as Enter The Dragon Director
1993 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rob Cohen.
Vanishing Son
as Teacher Beaton • 1 eps
1994 Series