- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- March 18, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
Luc Besson
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 …
Filmography
Down the Arm of God
movieDown the Arm of God
2026 · Producer
movieMr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026 · Self
movieHell in Paradise
2025 · Producer
movieDracula
2025 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieJune and John
2025 · Director, Screenplay
movieDonald Trump, Dieu et les siens
2024 · Producer
movieWeekend in Taipei
2024 · Producer, Writer
movieDogman
2023 · Director, Writer
movieThe Family
2023 · Self
tvMostra, Venise
2022 · Self
movieArthur: Malediction
2022 · Writer, Producer
movieEngagement
2019 · Executive Producer
movieAnna
2019 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieKursk
2018 · Executive Producer
tvJames Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · Self
movieEva
2018 · Co-Producer
movieTaxi 5
2018 · Producer, Production Director, Scenario Writer
movieRenegades
2017 · Producer, Writer
movieValérian, histoire d'une création
2017 · Self
movieValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Writer, Director, Producer
tvPlayground
2017 · Creator
movieThe Warriors Gate
2016 · Writer
movieThe Transporter Refueled
2015 · Screenplay, Characters, Producer
movieTaken 3
2014 · Producer, Screenplay, Characters
movieLucy
2014 · Director, Writer
movieThe Homesman
2014 · Producer
movieBrick Mansions
2014 · Producer, Screenplay
tvTaxi Brooklyn
2014 · Writer
movie3 Days to Kill
2014 · Producer, Screenplay, Story
movieThe Family
2013 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
movieCollision
2013 · Producer
movieA Prince (almost) Charming
2013 · Writer
tvTransporter: The Series
2013 · Writer, Creator
tvNo Limit
2012 · Writer, Creator
movieTaken 2
2012 · Producer, Screenplay, Writer
movieLockout
2012 · Executive Producer, Writer, Thanks
movieBlind Man
2012 · Original Story, Producer
movieThe Lady
2011 · Director, Producer
movieThe Source
2011 · Producer
movieA Monster in Paris
2011 · Co-Producer
movieColombiana
2011 · Screenplay, Producer
movieBelmondo, itinéraire...
2011 · Self
movieHalal State Security
2011 · Producer
movieArthur and the Great Adventure
2010 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieArthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2010 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
2010 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
movie22 Bullets
2010 · Co-Producer
movieI Love You Phillip Morris
2010 · Executive Producer
movieFrom Paris with Love
2010 · Story
movieArthur, the 4D Adventure
2009 · Producer, Director, Writer, Original Film Writer
movieArthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
2009 · Director, Writer, Characters, Producer
movieHome
2009 · Producer
movieHallelujah!
2009 · Producer
movieDistrict 13: Ultimatum
2009 · Screenplay, Producer
movieStaten Island
2009 · Producer
movieTransporter 3
2008 · Screenplay, Characters, Producer
movieTaken
2008 · Producer, Writer
movieThe Secret
2007 · Producer
movieMichou d'Auber
2007 · Executive Producer
movieTaxi 4
2007 · Producer, Screenplay
movieArthur and the Invisibles
2006 · Producer, Director, Novel, Writer
tvOn n'est pas couché
2006 · Self - Guest
movieLove and Other Disasters
2006 · Executive Producer
movieBunker Paradise
2006 · Producer
movieBandidas
2006 · Writer, Producer
movieAngel-A
2005 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
movieLe court des grands
2005 · Director
movieThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005 · Producer
movieBlack Box
2005 · Executive Producer
movieColour Me Kubrick
2005 · Executive Producer
movieRevolver
2005 · Adaptation
movieTransporter 2
2005 · Characters, Producer, Writer
movieAu suivant !
2005 · Co-Producer
movieUnleashed
2005 · Producer, Author
movieDistrict B13
2004 · Producer, Screenplay
movieTaxi
2004 · Producer, Original Film Writer
movieThe Story Of My Life
2004 · Producer
movieIn Your Image
2004 · Associate Producer
movieCrimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004 · Writer, Producer
movieMichel Vaillant
2003 · Screenplay
movieFan-Fan the Tulip
2003 · Writer, Producer
movieThe Chops
2003 · Producer
movieI, Cesar
2003 · Co-Producer
movieOng-Bak
2003 · Executive Producer
movieTaxi 3
2003 · Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Truth About Charlie
2002 · Thanks
movieThe Transporter
2002 · Screenplay, Producer
movieBlanche
2002 · Producer
movieAsterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002 · Additional Camera
movieWasabi
2001 · Screenplay, Producer
movieKiss of the Dragon
2001 · Screenplay, Producer
movieMylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
2001 · Director
movieAugust 15th
2001 · Producer
movieYamakasi
2001 · Idea, Screenplay
movieExit
2000 · Associate Producer
movieBichhoo
2000 · Original Story
movieThe Dancer
2000 · Producer, Screenplay
movieTaxi 2
2000 · Boat Owner (uncredited), Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
movieTaxi
1998 · Producer, Screenplay
movieNil by Mouth
1997 · Producer
movieThe Fifth Element
1997 · Story, Director, Screenplay
movieLéon: The Professional
1994 · Screenplay, Director
NeXt
tvNeXt
1994 · Self
movieThe Lion Child
1993 · Executive Producer
moviePoint of No Return
1993 · Original Story
movieMylène Farmer: My Soul is Slashed
1992 · Director
Arrête ton cinéma
movieArrête ton cinéma
1992 · Thanks, Producer
movieAtlantis
1991 · Editor, Director, Cinematography
movieCold Moon
1991 · Producer
tvStars 90
1990 · Self
movieAu coeur de Nikita
1990 · Self
movieNikita
1990 · Director, Co-Producer, Writer
movieThe Big Blue Adventure
1989 · Self / Narrator, Idea
movieJeu de vilains
1988 · Producer
movieThe Big Blue
1988 · Blond Diver (uncredited), Director, Story, Screenplay, Co-Producer
movieKamikaze
1986 · Writer, Producer
tvVictoires de la musique
1985 · Self
movieSubway
1985 · Le Conducteur de Metro (uncredited), Director, Producer, Dialogue, Screenplay
movieThe Last Battle
1983 · Director, Writer, Producer
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
movieRookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
1981 · Casting
movieThe Penultimate
1981 · Director, Producer, Writer
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Titi l'extra-terrestre
movieTiti l'extra-terrestre
— · Screenplay
The Last Man
movieThe Last Man
— · Director, Screenplay
moviePlayground
— · Idea
Father Joe
movieFather Joe
— · Writer, Producer
Lucy 2
movieLucy 2
— · Writer
Disorder
movieDisorder
— · Screenplay, Producer