Renny Harlin

Renny Harlin is a Finnish director who has made films in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Born in Riihimäki, he attended Helsinki's University of Art and Design and began his film work in the early 1980s making commercials and company films. With Markus Selin he developed the screenplay that became Born American (1986), which opened in more than a thousand American theaters. Harlin later directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Die Hard 2, and Cliffhanger (1993), the last of which received three Academy Award nominations. He produced Rambling Rose, winner of the Best Feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards, and went on to direct Deep Blue Sea, Driven (2001), Skiptrace with Jackie Chan, and The Legend of Hercules (2014). He also directed 12 Rounds with John Cena.