Luc Besson
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 18, 1959, Paris, France
- Movies
- 93
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.
Upcoming Luc Besson Movies
Father Joe
2027
February 12, 2027
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema | Self |
| 2023 | The Family | Self |
| 2017 | Valérian, histoire d'une création | Self |
| 2011 | Belmondo, itinéraire... | Self |
| 2002 | Heart of the Festival | Self (archive footage) |
| 2000 | Taxi 2 | Boat Owner (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Au coeur de Nikita | Self |
| 1989 | The Big Blue Adventure | Self / Narrator |
| 1988 | The Big Blue | Blond Diver (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Subway | Le Conducteur de Metro (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2027 | Father Joe | Writer, Producer |
| 2026 | Down the Arm of God | Producer |
| 2025 | Hell in Paradise | Producer |
| 2025 | Dracula | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2025 | June and John | Director, Screenplay |
| 2024 | Donald Trump, Dieu et les siens | Producer |
| 2024 | Weekend in Taipei | Producer, Writer |
| 2023 | Dogman | Director, Writer |
| 2022 | Arthur: Malediction | Producer, Writer |
| 2019 | Anna | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2018 | Taxi 5 | Producer |
| 2017 | Renegades | Producer, Writer |
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2016 | The Warriors Gate | Writer |
| 2015 | The Transporter Refueled | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2014 | Taken 3 | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2014 | Lucy | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | The Homesman | Producer |
| 2014 | Brick Mansions | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2013 | The Family | Screenplay, Director, Producer |
| 2013 | Collision | Producer |
| 2013 | A Prince (almost) Charming | Writer |
| 2012 | Taken 2 | Producer, Screenplay, Writer |
| 2012 | Lockout | Writer |
| 2012 | Blind Man | Producer |
| 2011 | The Lady | Director, Producer |
| 2011 | The Source | Producer |
| 2011 | Colombiana | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2011 | Halal State Security | Producer |
| 2010 | Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | Producer, Writer, Director |
| 2010 | The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2009 | Arthur, the 4D Adventure | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2009 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2009 | Home | Producer |
| 2009 | Hallelujah! | Producer |
| 2009 | District 13: Ultimatum | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2009 | Staten Island | Producer |
| 2008 | Transporter 3 | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2008 | Taken | Producer, Writer |
| 2007 | The Secret | Producer |
| 2007 | Taxi 4 | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2006 | Bunker Paradise | Producer |
| 2006 | Bandidas | Writer, Producer |
| 2005 | Angel-A | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2005 | Le court des grands | Director |
| 2005 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Producer |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 | Producer, Writer |
| 2005 | Unleashed | Producer |
| 2004 | District B13 | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2004 | Taxi | Producer |
| 2004 | The Story Of My Life | Producer |
| 2004 | Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | Writer, Producer |
| 2003 | Michel Vaillant | Screenplay |
| 2003 | Fan-Fan the Tulip | Writer, Producer |
| 2003 | The Chops | Producer |
| 2003 | Taxi 3 | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2002 | The Transporter | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2002 | Blanche | Producer |
| 2001 | Wasabi | Producer, Screenplay |
| 2001 | Kiss of the Dragon | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2001 | Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III | Director |
| 2001 | August 15th | Producer |
| 2001 | Yamakasi | Screenplay |
| 2000 | The Dancer | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2000 | Taxi 2 | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Screenplay, Producer, Director |
| 1998 | Taxi | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | Producer |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | Director, Screenplay |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Screenplay, Director |
| 1992 | Arrête ton cinéma | Producer |
| 1991 | Atlantis | Director |
| 1991 | Cold Moon | Producer |
| 1990 | Nikita | Director, Writer |
| 1988 | Jeu de vilains | Producer |
| 1988 | The Big Blue | Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Kamikaze | Writer, Producer |
| 1985 | Subway | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1983 | Isabelle Adjani: Pull Marine | Director |
| 1983 | The Last Battle | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1981 | The Penultimate | Director, Writer, Producer |
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