Luc Besson
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-03-18 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Luc Besson
Biography
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has been nominated for, and won, numerous awards and honors from the foreign press, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film.
Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu.
In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga. Besson's work stretches over twenty-six years and encompasses at least fifty-films.
Acting
(2023)
The Family
as Self
(2017)
(2011)
Belmondo, itinéraire...
as Self
(2000)
Taxi 2
as Boat Owner (uncredited)
(1990)
Au coeur de Nikita
as Self
(1988)
The Big Blue
as Blond Diver (uncredited)
(1985)
Subway
as The Subway Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Titi l'extra-terrestre
Screenplay
Lucy 2
Writer
The Last Man
Director, Screenplay
Down the Arm of God
Producer
Playground
Idea
(2025)
June and John
Director, Producer, Writer
(2025)
Dracula
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2024)
Weekend in Taipei
Producer, Writer
(2024)
Donald Trump, Dieu et les siens
Producer
(2023)
Dogman
Director, Writer
(2022)
Arthur: Malediction
Writer, Producer
(2019)
Anna
Writer, Director, Producer
(2019)
Engagement
Executive Producer
(2018)
Taxi 5
Producer, Production Director, Scenario Writer
(2018)
Kursk
Executive Producer
(2018)
Eva
Co-Producer
(2017)
Renegades
Producer, Writer
(2017)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Writer, Director, Producer
(2016)
Nine Lives
Producer
(2016)
The Warriors Gate
Writer
(2015)
The Transporter Refueled
Screenplay, Characters, Producer
(2014)
Lucy
Director, Screenplay
(2014)
Brick Mansions
Producer, Screenplay
(2014)
3 Days to Kill
Producer, Screenplay, Story
(2014)
Taken 3
Producer, Screenplay, Characters
(2014)
The Homesman
Producer
(2013)
The Family
Screenplay, Producer, Director
(2013)
(2013)
Collision
Producer
(2012)
Lockout
Executive Producer, Writer, Thanks
(2012)
Taken 2
Producer, Screenplay, Writer
(2012)
Blind Man
Original Story, Producer
(2011)
Colombiana
Screenplay, Producer
(2011)
The Source
Producer
(2011)
The Lady
Director, Producer
(2011)
Halal State Security
Producer
(2011)
A Monster in Paris
Co-Producer
(2010)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2010)
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Director, Writer, Producer
(2010)
22 Bullets
Co-Producer
(2010)
I Love You Phillip Morris
Executive Producer
(2010)
From Paris with Love
Story
(2009)
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Director, Writer, Characters, Producer
(2009)
District 13: Ultimatum
Screenplay, Producer
(2009)
Home
Producer
(2009)
Staten Island
Producer
(2009)
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
Producer, Director, Writer, Original Film Writer
(2009)
Hallelujah!
Producer
(2008)
Taken
Producer, Writer
(2008)
Transporter 3
Screenplay, Characters, Producer
(2007)
Taxi 4
Producer, Screenplay
(2007)
The Secret
Producer
(2007)
Michou d'Auber
Executive Producer
(2006)
Bandidas
Writer, Producer
(2006)
Love and Other Disasters
Executive Producer
(2006)
Arthur and the Invisibles
Producer, Director, Novel, Writer
(2006)
Bunker Paradise
Producer
(2005)
Unleashed
Producer, Author
(2005)
Revolver
Adaptation
(2005)
Angel-A
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2005)
(2005)
Transporter 2
Characters, Producer, Writer
(2005)
Black Box
Executive Producer
(2005)
Le court des grands
Director
(2005)
Au suivant !
Co-Producer
(2005)
Colour Me Kubrick
Executive Producer
(2004)
The Story Of My Life
Producer
(2004)
District B13
Producer, Screenplay
(2004)
Taxi
Producer, Original Film Writer
(2004)
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Writer, Producer
(2004)
In Your Image
Associate Producer
(2003)
Taxi 3
Producer, Screenplay
(2003)
Ong Bak
Executive Producer
(2003)
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Writer, Producer
(2003)
The Chops
Producer
(2003)
I, Cesar
Co-Producer
(2003)
Michel Vaillant
Screenplay
(2002)
The Transporter
Screenplay, Producer
(2002)
Blanche
Producer
(2001)
Wasabi
Screenplay, Producer
(2001)
Kiss of the Dragon
Screenplay, Producer
(2001)
Yamakasi
Idea, Screenplay
(2001)
(2000)
Taxi 2
Screenplay, Producer
(2000)
Bichhoo
Original Story
(2000)
The Dancer
Producer, Screenplay
(2000)
Exit
Associate Producer
(1999)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Producer, Director, Screenplay
(1998)
Taxi
Producer, Screenplay
(1997)
The Fifth Element
Story, Director, Screenplay
(1997)
Nil by Mouth
Producer
(1994)
Léon: The Professional
Screenplay, Director
(1993)
Point of No Return
Original Story
(1993)
The Lion Child
Executive Producer
(1992)
Arrête ton cinéma
Thanks, Producer
(1992)
(1991)
Atlantis
Editor, Director, Cinematography
(1991)
Cold Moon
Producer
(1990)
La Femme Nikita
Director, Co-Producer, Writer
(1988)
The Big Blue
Director, Story, Screenplay, Co-Producer
(1988)
Jeu de vilains
Producer
(1986)
Kamikaze
Writer, Producer
(1985)
Subway
Director, Producer, Scenario Writer, Dialogue, Screenplay
(1983)
The Last Battle
Director, Writer, Producer
(1981)
The Penultimate
Director, Producer, Writer
(1981)
Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
Casting