J.J. Abrams

Characters played by J.J. Abrams

D-O (voice) — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Astro-droid companion to BB-8.

Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) — Men in Black: International (2019)

Briefly visible alien on a TV screen, serving as a background Easter egg in the MIB universe.

Career Overview

J.J. Abrams has 156 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently Mission: Impossible with 4 titles. Signature works include Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mission: Impossible III. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 156
Birth Date: 1966-06-27
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

Mission: Impossible (4 titles)
Star Wars (3 titles)
Cloverfield (3 titles)
Star Trek (3 titles)
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection (3 titles)
Joy Ride Collection (3 titles)
Westworld Films (1 titles)
Men in Black (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Greg Grunberg (5 collaborations)
Gerald W. Abrams (4 collaborations)
Simon Pegg (4 collaborations)
Tony Guma (4 collaborations)
Matthew Wood (3 collaborations)
Karl Urban (3 collaborations)
Jeff Chase (3 collaborations)
Bruce Greenwood (3 collaborations)
Jonathan Dixon (3 collaborations)
Amanda Foreman (3 collaborations)

Credits

production (57 credits)
- Oh, the Places You'll Go!
  producer
  
  production
  
  2028
- Grandgear
  producer
  
  production
  
  2028
- The Great Beyond
  producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- Skeletons
  producer
  
  production
  
  2027
- Emily the Strange
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Tab & Tony
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Heavy
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Your Name
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The End of Oak Street
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Hot Wheels
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Kolma
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Pinkerton
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- A Woman of No Importance
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Wunderkind
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Zanbato
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Duster
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - 66 Reno Split (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - K-129 (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Встречают по одёжке (Meet by the Clothes) (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Ravishing Light and Glory (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Criminalus Velocitus Super-Sonicus (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Batman: Caped Crusader
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The Laughing Death (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Dead Before Dawn (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Zero Hour (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Her Dark Reflection (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Sudden Fear (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  2024
- Presumed Innocent
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The Verdict (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Witness (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Elements (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Pregame (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Burden (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  2024
- The Blue Angels
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Lou
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Lisey's Story
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Lisey's Story (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - No Light, No Spark (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - Now You Must Be Still (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Good Brother (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  - Jim Dandy (2021) ... executive producer production
  
  2021
- Lovecraft Country
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Full Circle (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - Rewind 1921 (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - Jig-a-Bobo (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - I Am. (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - Meet Me in Daegu (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  2020
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Overlord
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Castle Rock
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Clean (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Caveat Emptor (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - Dirty (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Word (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Mother (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  2018
- The Cloverfield Paradox
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- 100 Years
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Westworld
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Que Será, Será (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Metanoia (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Fidelity (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Zhuangzi (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Generation Loss (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  2016
- Star Trek Beyond
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- 10 Cloverfield Lane
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- 11.22.63
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The Day in Question (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Soldier Boy (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Truth (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Eyes of Texas (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  2016
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- The Force Awakens – A 360 Experience
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Believe
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Perception (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Second Chance (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Revelation (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Collapse (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Prodigy (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  2014
- Infinitely Polar Bear
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Star Trek Into Darkness
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Revolution
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Declaration of Independence (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Memorial Day (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Tomorrowland (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - S#!& Happens (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  - Austin City Limits (2014) ... executive producer production
  
  2012
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
  producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Person of Interest
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - return 0 (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - .exe (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Synecdoche (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Day the World Went Away (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  - Sotto Voce (2016) ... executive producer production
  
  2011
- Super 8
  producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Morning Glory
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Star Trek
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Fringe
  producer
  
  production
  
  - An Enemy of Fate (2013) ... producer production
  
  - Liberty (2013) ... producer production
  
  - The Boy Must Live (2013) ... producer production
  
  - Anomaly XB-6783746 (2012) ... producer production
  
  - Black Blotter (2012) ... producer production
  
  2008
- Cloverfield
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Lost
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - The End (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - What They Died For (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - Across the Sea (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Candidate (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Last Recruit (2010) ... executive producer production
  
  2004
- Joy Ride
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Alias
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - All the Time in the World (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - Reprisal (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - No Hard Feelings (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - I See Dead People (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  - 30 Seconds (2006) ... executive producer production
  
  2001
- Felicity
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Back to the Future (2002) ... executive producer production
  
  - Felicity Interrupted (2002) ... executive producer production
  
  - Spin the Bottle (2002) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Power of the Ex (2002) ... executive producer production
  
  - Time Will Tell (2002) ... executive producer production
  
  1998
- The Pallbearer
  producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- Forever Young
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Regarding Henry
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  1991
directing (14 credits)
- The Great Beyond
  director
  
  directing
  
  2027
- Untitled J.J. Abrams Film
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Star Trek Into Darkness
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Super 8
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Star Trek
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Anatomy of Hope
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Lost: Pilot
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Mission: Impossible III
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- The Office
  
  - Cocktails (2007) ... director directing
  
  2005
- Lost
  
  - Pilot (2) (2004) ... director directing
  
  - Pilot (1) (2004) ... director directing
  
  2004
- Alias
  
  - The Telling (2003) ... director directing
  
  - Almost Thirty Years (2002) ... director directing
  
  - Truth Be Told (2001) ... director directing
  
  2001
- Felicity
  
  - Todd Mulcahy (2) (1999) ... director directing
  
  - Todd Mulcahy (1) (1999) ... director directing
  
  1998
sound (4 credits)
- The Great Beyond
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2027
- Future Shock
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  1994
- Mr. Petrified Forrest
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  1992
- Nightbeast
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  1982
writing (20 credits)
- The Great Beyond
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2027
- Untitled Cloverfield Sequel
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Duster
  
  - 66 Reno Split (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - K-129 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Встречают по одёжке (Meet by the Clothes) (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Ravishing Light and Glory (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Criminalus Velocitus Super-Sonicus (2025) ... writer writing
  
  2025
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Joy Ride 3
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Super 8
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
  characters
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Fringe
  
  - A New Day in the Old Town (2009) ... writer writing
  
  - Bound (2009) ... writer writing
  
  - In Which We Meet Mr. Jones (2008) ... writer writing
  
  - The Arrival (2008) ... writer writing
  
  - The Ghost Network (2008) ... writer writing
  
  2008
- Lost: Pilot
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Mission: Impossible III
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Lost
  
  - A Tale of Two Cities (2006) ... writer writing
  
  - Pilot (2) (2004) ... writer writing
  
  - Pilot (1) (2004) ... writer writing
  
  2004
- Joy Ride
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Alias
  
  - All the Time in the World (2006) ... writer writing
  
  - Authorized Personnel Only (2) (2005) ... writer writing
  
  - Authorized Personnel Only (1) (2005) ... writer writing
  
  - The Two (2003) ... writer writing
  
  - The Telling (2003) ... writer writing
  
  2001
- Armageddon
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Felicity
  
  - The Declaration (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - One Ball, Two Strikes (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - The Christening (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - The Biggest Deal There Is (2000) ... writer writing
  
  - Ben Was Here (2000) ... writer writing
  
  1998
- Gone Fishin'
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Forever Young
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Regarding Henry
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1991
- Taking Care of Business
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1990
actors (49 credits)
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Music by John Williams
  Self - Filmmaker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Getting LOST
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- 815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Bupkis
  
  - ISO (2023) ... J.J. Abrams actor actors
  
  2023
- Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and Me
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Director by Night
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- The Skywalker Legacy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
  D-O (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Love, Antosha
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Men in Black: International
  Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- And the Winner Isn't
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Spielberg
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Three Kinds of Close Encounters
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Magic History of Cinema
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Tour de Pharmacy
  J.J. Abrams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Disaster Artist
  J.J. Abrams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- For the Love of Spock
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- 50 Years of Star Trek
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  
  - Mark Harmon, Caitlin Weierhauser (2019) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Robert De Niro, J.J. Abrams (2019) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Groff, Squeeze (2015) ... Self actor actors
  
  2015
- Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  
  - Elizabeth Banks, J.J. Abrams, Kate Tempest (2017) ... Self actor actors
  
  2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  
  - The Lottery (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  2014
- Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Conan
  
  - Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, J.J. Abrams (2015) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2010
- Fringe: Access All Areas
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Colbert Report
  
  - Sheryl WuDunn (2009) ... Self actor actors
  
  - J.J. Abrams (2009) ... Self actor actors
  
  2005
- Comic Book: The Movie
  J.J. Abrams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  
  - Jimmy Kimmel Live After Darth: A Star Wars Special (2019) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - J.J. Abrams; Jason & Jarron Collins; Huey Lewis and the News (2013) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  - After the Oscars Special (2012) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Dominic Monaghan, J.J. Abrams, Taking Back Sunday (2006) ... Self actor actors
  
  2003
- Family Guy
  
  - Ratings Guy (2012) ... J.J. Abrams (voice) actor actors
  
  1999
- Diabolique
  Video Photographer #2
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Daily Show
  
  - J.J. Abrams (2011) ... Self actor actors
  
  1996
- Six Degrees of Separation
  Doug
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  
  - Greg Kinnear. J.J. Abrams, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (2008) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  1993
- Regarding Henry
  Delivery Boy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- The Simpsons
  
  - Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars (2021) ... J.J. Abrams (voice) actor actors
  
  1989
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Matthew McConaughey with Adele (2015) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors
  
  1975
- 60 Minutes
  
  - A New Direction on Drugs/The New Force Behind Star Wars/Lewis Hamilton (2015) ... Self actor actors
  
  1968
creators (5 credits)
- Duster
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2025
- Fringe
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2008
- Lost
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2004
- Alias
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2001
- Felicity
  creator
  
  creators
  
  1998
crew (7 credits)
- Monster Challenge
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2018
- A Wrinkle in Time
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2018
- Catfish
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2010
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2010
- The End
  creator
  
  crew
  
  2010
- We Own the Night
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2007
- Lost: Pilot
  creator
  
  crew
  
  2006