Born
27 June 1966 (59)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
J. J. Abrams, Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced films such as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the tenth-highest-grossing film director of a...
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced films such as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the tenth-highest-grossing film director of all time. Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias(creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series. His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8(2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, co-produced, and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga and the first film of the sequel trilogy. The film is his highest-grossing, the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation, as well as the most expensive film ever made. He returned to Star Wars by executive producing The Last Jedi (2017) and directing and co-writing The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk; producer/directors Damon Lindelof and Tommy Gormley; actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, Amanda Foreman, and Keri Russell; composer Michael Giacchino; writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci; cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong; and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey. Description above from the Wikipedia article J.J. Abrams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Great Beyond
2026
🎬 Director
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Music by John Williams
2024
Getting LOST
2024
815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
2023
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
2022
Director by Night
2022
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Love, Antosha
2019
Men in Black: International
2019
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
And the Winner Isn't
2017
Spielberg
2017
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
2017
The Magic History of Cinema
2017
Tour de Pharmacy
2017
The Disaster Artist
2017
For the Love of Spock
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
2014
Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe
2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
2012
Super 8
2011
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Fringe: Access All Areas
2009
Star Trek
2009
Anatomy of Hope
2009
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
Blood, Boobs & Beast
2007
Mission: Impossible III
2006
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
The Suburbans
1999