Luc Besson

Writing·Mar 18, 1959·Paris, France

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Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises. 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.

Film	Credit
Down the Arm of God2026 · Producer	Producer
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema2026 · Self	Self
Hell in Paradise2025 · Producer	Producer
Dracula2025 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
June and John2025 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Donald Trump, Dieu et les siens2024 · Producer	Producer
Weekend in Taipei2024 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Dogman2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Family2023 · Self	Self
Arthur: Malediction2022 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Anna2019 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Taxi 52018 · Producer	Producer
Renegades2017 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Valérian, histoire d'une création2017 · Self	Self
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Warriors Gate2016 · Writer	Writer
The Transporter Refueled2015 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Taken 32014 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Lucy2014 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Homesman2014 · Producer	Producer
Brick Mansions2014 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
3 Days to Kill2014 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
The Family2013 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Collision2013 · Producer	Producer
A Prince (almost) Charming2013 · Writer	Writer
Taken 22012 · Producer, Screenplay, Writer	Producer, Screenplay, Writer
Lockout2012 · Writer	Writer
Blind Man2012 · Producer	Producer
The Lady2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Source2011 · Producer	Producer
Colombiana2011 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Belmondo, itinéraire...2011 · Self	Self
Halal State Security2011 · Producer	Producer
Arthur and the Great Adventure2010 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds2010 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec2010 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Arthur, the 4D Adventure2009 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard2009 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Home2009 · Producer	Producer
Hallelujah!2009 · Producer	Producer
District 13: Ultimatum2009 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Staten Island2009 · Producer	Producer
Transporter 32008 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Taken2008 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
The Secret2007 · Producer	Producer
Taxi 42007 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Arthur and the Invisibles2006 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Bunker Paradise2006 · Producer	Producer