Renny Harlin

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

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

The Legend of Hercules

Driven

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

The Dinosaur

Born American

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

All Movies (18)

• Deep Water2026 · as Ship Radio Dispatcher (voice)
• The Dinosaur2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Legend of Hercules2014 · as Officer Linus (uncredited)
• Hard Time: The Making of Prison2013 · as Himself
• Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger2012 · as Self
• Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010 · as Self
• Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'2003 · as Self
• Driven2001 · as Replacement Driver
• Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies1998 · as Renny Harlin
• A Night to Die For1995 · as Self
• Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story1991 · as Self
• Raptori Moe!1990
• The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'1989 · as Self
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master1988 · as Student (uncredited)
• Born American1986 · as Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)
• The Breakthrough1981 · as Police officer (uncredited)
• Kohtauspaikka 331981 · as Self (voice)
• Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger— · as Self