Espen Rian (born February 11, 1981) is a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2002.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team and 35th in the individual large hill event.
Rian's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at Sapporo in 2007 with his best individual finish of eighth in the 15 km individual event at those same championships.