Directed credits
23
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Rob Cohen
Directing
Career Snapshot
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1.2
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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 9All crew credits: 49
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: 6.13
Wikidata: Q503966
Also known as
Robert "Rob" Cohen • Robert Cohen • 罗伯·科恩 • Ρομπ Κοέν
Frequent jobs
Director (23)Executive Producer (13)Producer (9)Screenplay (1)Story (1)Thanks (1)Writer (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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Rob Cohen.
Director
The Hurricane Heist
2018 • Movie
Director
The Boy Next Door
2015 • Movie
Director
Alex Cross
2012 • Movie
Director
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 • Movie
Director
Stealth
2005 • Movie
Director
xXx
2002 • Movie
Director
The Fast and the Furious
2001 • Movie
Director
The Skulls
2000 • Movie
Director
The Rat Pack
1998 • Movie
Director
Daylight
1996 • Movie
Director
DragonHeart
1996 • Movie
Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 • Movie
Director
Scandalous
1984 • Movie
Director
A Small Circle of Friends
1980 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Rob Cohen.
Director • 4 eps
Speechless
2016 • Series
Director • 1 eps
black-ish
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Antagonists
1991 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Nasty Boys
1990 • Series
Director • 2 eps
thirtysomething
1987 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Hooperman
1987 • Series
Director • 1 eps
A Year in the Life
1987 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Private Eye
1987 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Miami Vice
1984 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Rob Cohen.
Director
The Fast and the Furious
2001 • Movie
Thanks
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 • Movie
Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Monster Squad
1987 • Movie
Producer
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985 • Movie
Director
DragonHeart
1996 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Running Man
1987 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Razor's Edge
1984 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 • Movie
Producer
Bird on a Wire
1990 • Movie
Producer
The Hard Way
1991 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rob Cohen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Rob Cohen.
Director
xXx
2002 • Movie
Director
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 • Movie
Executive Producer
xXx: State of the Union
2005 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Running Man
1987 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 • Movie
Director
DragonHeart
1996 • Movie
Director
The Boy Next Door
2015 • Movie
Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 • Movie
Director
Stealth
2005 • Movie
Director
The Hurricane Heist
2018 • Movie
Producer
The Wiz
1978 • Movie
Producer
The Hard Way
1991 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rob Cohen.
Director • 3 eps
Miami Vice
1984 • Series
Director • 1 eps
black-ish
2014 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Speechless
2016 • Series
Director • 2 eps
thirtysomething
1987 • Series
Executive Producer • 13 eps
Vanishing Son
1994 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Hooperman
1987 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Nasty Boys
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
A Year in the Life
1987 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Private Eye
1987 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Antagonists
1991 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rob Cohen.
Executive Producer
Ghoul
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
xXx: State of the Union
2005 • Movie
Thanks
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 • Movie
Story
The Last Ride
2004 • Movie
Screenplay
Ritual
2002 • Movie
Writer
Vanishing Son
1994 • Movie
Executive Producer
Knight Rider 2010
1994 • Movie
Executive Producer
Mood Indigo
1993 • Movie
Producer
The Hard Way
1991 • Movie
Producer
Bird on a Wire
1990 • Movie
Executive Producer
Disorganized Crime
1989 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Running Man
1987 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Monster Squad
1987 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 • Movie
Producer
Light of Day
1987 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Rob Cohen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rob Cohen.
as Self
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2020 • Movie
as Self
I Am Paul Walker
2018 • Movie
as Self - Executive VP, Motown Records
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
2017 • Movie
as Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 • Movie
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 • Movie
as Columbian Horseman (uncredited)
xXx
2002 • Movie
as Pizza Hut Delivery Guy (uncredited)
The Fast and the Furious
2001 • Movie
as College Lecturer (uncredited)
The Skulls
2000 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997 • Movie
as Additional Voices (voice)
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
1996 • Movie
as Teacher Benton
Vanishing Son IV
1994 • Movie
as Enter The Dragon Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rob Cohen.