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Luc Besson
Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn March 18, 1959 (66 years)
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.
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.
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Luc Besson Filmography
| 2025 | Dracula · as Screenplay |
| 2025 | June and John · as Screenplay |
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| 2017 | Taken (2017) (TV Series) |
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| 2015 | The Transporter Refueled · as Screenplay |
| 2014 | Taken 3 · as Screenplay |
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| 2014 | Brick Mansions · as Screenplay |
| 2014 | Taxi Brooklyn (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Family · as Screenplay |
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| 2012 | Transporter (TV Series) |
| 2012 | No Limit (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Taken 2 · as Screenplay |
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| 2011 | Colombiana · as Screenplay |
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| 2010 | The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec · as Screenplay |
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| 2009 | District 13: Ultimatum · as Screenplay |
| 2008 | Transporter 3 · as Screenplay |
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| 2007 | Taxi 4 · as Screenplay |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles · as Novel |
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| 2005 | Angel-A · as Screenplay |
| 2004 | District B13 · as Screenplay |
| 2004 | Taxi · as Original Film Writer |
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| 2003 | Michel Vaillant · as Screenplay |
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| 2003 | Taxi 3 · as Screenplay |
| 2002 | The Transporter · as Screenplay |
| 2001 | Wasabi · as Screenplay |
| 2001 | Kiss of the Dragon · as Screenplay |
| 2001 | Yamakasi · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | The Dancer · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | Taxi 2 · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc · as Screenplay |
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| 1994 | Léon: The Professional · as Screenplay |
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| 2021 | Music Hole · as Co-Producer |
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| 2018 | The Command · as Executive Producer |
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| 2018 | Eva · as Co-Producer |
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| 2017 | Taken (2017) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2012 | Transporter (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | No Limit (TV Series) |
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| 2012 | Lockout · as Executive Producer |
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| 2011 | A Monster in Paris · as Co-Producer |
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| 2010 | 22 Bullets · as Co-Producer |
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| 2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris · as Executive Producer |
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| 2007 | L'invité · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Michou d'Auber · as Executive Producer |
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| 2006 | Love and Other Disasters · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Dikkenek · as Executive Producer |
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| 2005 | The Black Box · as Executive Producer |
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| 2005 | Color Me Kubrick · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Revolver · as Co-Producer |
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| 2005 | Au suivant! · as Co-Producer |
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| 2004 | À ton image · as Associate Producer |
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| 2003 | Michel Vaillant · as Co-Producer |
| 2003 | Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Cheeky · as Co-Producer |
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| 2003 | I, Cesar · as Co-Producer |
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| 2003 | Laughter and Punishment · as Associate Producer |
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| 2000 | Exit · as Associate Producer |
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| 1993 | L'enfant lion · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Atlantis · as Co-Producer |
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| 1990 | La Femme Nikita · as Co-Producer |
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| 1988 | The Big Blue · as Co-Producer |
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| 2014 | Lucy · as Doctor |
| 2009 | Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series) · as Film Director |
| 2000 | Taxi 2 · as Boat Owner (uncredited) |
| 1988 | The Big Blue · as Blond Diver (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Subway · as Le Conducteur De Metro (uncredited) |
| 2023 | The Family · as Self |
| 2022 | Quelle époque ! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Kino+ (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Belmondo, itinéraire... · as Self |
| 2010 | It's Only TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Ce soir (ou jamais !) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | On n'est pas couché (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Efter tio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Words in Progress · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | La méthode Cauet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | L'invité (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | The Movie Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 1989 | L'aventure du Grand Bleu · as Self / Narrator |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Les Victoires de la Musique (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
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| 2018 | Taxi 5 · as Scenario Writer |
| 2017 | Arthur and the Minimoys (TV Series) · as Original Idea |
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill · as Story |
| 2012 | Blind Man · as Original Story |
| 2010 | Nikita (TV Series) · as Characters Created By |
| 2010 | From Paris with Love · as Story |
| 2007 | Frontier(s) · as Co-Associate Producer |
| 2005 | Revolver · as Adaptation |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 · as Characters |
| 2005 | Unleashed · as Author |
| 2000 | Bichhoo · as Original Story |
| 1999 | Kartoos · as Original Work: La Femme Nikita |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element · as Story |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita (TV Series) · as Based On Characters Created By |
| 1993 | Point of No Return · as Original Story |
| 1991 | Atlantis · as Cinematographer |
| 1989 | L'aventure du Grand Bleu · as Idea |
| 1988 | The Big Blue · as Story |
| 1985 | Subway · as Dialogue |
| 1981 | Les bidasses aux grandes manoeuvres · as Casting |