Rob Cohen is an American film director, writer and producer, best known as the creator of Universal Pictures' The Fast and the Furious movie franchise. He's a graduate in Anthropology and Visual Studies from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Known For
xXx
(2002)
Director
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
(2008)
Director
Bird on a Wire
(1990)
Second Unit Director
Stealth
(2005)
Director
The Hurricane Heist
(2018)
Director
Daylight
(1996)
Director
DragonHeart
(1996)
Director
The Boy Next Door
(2015)
Director
Alex Cross
(2012)
Director
The Hard Way
(1991)
Second Unit Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
(1993)
Director
The Skulls
(2000)
Director
The Legend of Billie Jean
(1985)
Second Unit Director
Full Filmography
Directing
A Small Circle of Friends
(1980)
Director
Scandalous
(1984)
Director
The Legend of Billie Jean
(1985)
Second Unit Director
Bird on a Wire
(1990)
Second Unit Director
The Hard Way
(1991)
Second Unit Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
(1993)
Director
Daylight
(1996)
Director
DragonHeart
(1996)
Director
The Guardian
(1997)
Director
The Rat Pack
(1998)
Director
The Skulls
(2000)
Director
The Fast and the Furious
(2001)
Director
xXx
(2002)
Director
Stealth
(2005)
Director
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
(2008)
Director
Alex Cross
(2012)
Director
The Boy Next Door
(2015)
Director
The Hurricane Heist
(2018)
Director
Acting
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
(1993)
Enter The Dragon Director
Vanishing Son IV
(1994)
Teacher Benton
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
(1996)
Additional Voices (voice)
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
(1997)
Self
The Skulls
(2000)
College Lecturer (uncredited)
The Fast and the Furious
(2001)
Pizza Hut Delivery Guy
xXx
(2002)
Columbian Horseman (uncredited)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
(2004)
Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
(2009)
Self
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
(2017)
Himself - Executive VP, Motown Records
I Am Paul Walker
(2018)
Self
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
(2020)
Self
Production
Mahogany
(1975)
Producer
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
(1976)
Producer
Scott Joplin
(1977)
Executive Producer
The Wiz
(1978)
Producer
Thank God It's Friday
(1978)
Producer
Almost Summer
(1978)
Producer
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
(1979)
Executive Producer
The Razor's Edge
(1984)
Executive Producer
The Legend of Billie Jean
(1985)
Producer
The Running Man
(1987)
Executive Producer
Light of Day
(1987)
Producer
The Monster Squad
(1987)
Executive Producer
The Witches of Eastwick
(1987)
Executive Producer
The Serpent and the Rainbow
(1988)
Executive Producer
Disorganized Crime
(1989)
Executive Producer
Bird on a Wire
(1990)
Producer
The Hard Way
(1991)
Producer
Mood Indigo
(1993)
Executive Producer
xXx: State of the Union
(2005)
Executive Producer
Ghoul
(2015)
Executive Producer
Writing
Scandalous
(1984)
Story and Screenplay
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
(1993)
Screenplay
Vanishing Son
(1994)
Writer
Ritual
(2002)
Screenplay
The Last Ride
(2004)
Story
Crew