Luc Besson
Writing · Director · Screenplay · Story
Born Mar 18, 1959 · Paris, France
Active 1981–present · Awards: César Award for Best Director, Inkpot Award, Sitges Film Festival Best Director award
Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films.
Filmography
Dracula (2025) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerJune and John (2025) — Director · ScreenplayHell in Paradise (2025) — ProducerFather Joe — Writer · ProducerPlayground (2026) — IdeaLéon: The Professional (1994) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Fifth Element (1997) — Director · Screenplay · StoryTaken (2008) — Producer · WriterLucy (2014) — Director · WriterAsterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) — Additional CameraValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) — Director · Writer · ProducerThe Transporter (2002) — Screenplay · ProducerDogman (2023) — Director · WriterTaken 2 (2012) — Producer · Screenplay · WriterThe Big Blue (1988) — Blond Diver (uncredited) · Director · Story · Screenplay · Co-ProducerTaken 3 (2014) — Producer · Screenplay · CharactersNikita (1990) — Director · Co-Producer · WriterOng-Bak (2003) — Executive ProducerAnna (2019) — Writer · Director · ProducerUnleashed (2005) — Producer · AuthorTaxi (1998) — Screenplay · ProducerColombiana (2011) — Screenplay · ProducerTransporter 2 (2005) — Characters · Producer · WriterDistrict B13 (2004) — Producer · Screenplay