Cast & creator
Luc Besson
Best known for Vivement dimanche, Champs-Elysées, Spécial cinéma
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.
Also known as: Luc Paul Maurice Besson
212
film credits
16
television credits
20
1974–2027 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (228)
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Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Léon: The Professional
Screenplay
1994Léon: The Professional
Director
1994
LEGEND
2023
The Fifth Element
Story
1997The Fifth Element
Director
1997The Fifth Element
Screenplay
1997
Taken 3
Producer
2014Taken 3
Screenplay
2014Taken 3
Characters
2014
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985
Dracula
Director
2025Dracula
Screenplay
2025Dracula
Producer
2025
On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest
2006
Taken
Producer
2008Taken
Writer
2008
Transporter: The Series
Creator
2013
Lucy
Director
2014Lucy
Writer
2014
The Transporter
Screenplay
2002The Transporter
Producer
2002
Transporter 3
Screenplay
2008Transporter 3
Characters
2008Transporter 3
Producer
2008
Taxi Brooklyn
Writer
2014
Transporter 2
Characters
2005Transporter 2
Producer
2005Transporter 2
Writer
2005
From Paris with Love
Story
2010
The Transporter Refueled
Screenplay
2015The Transporter Refueled
Characters
2015The Transporter Refueled
Producer
2015
Taken 2
Producer
2012Taken 2
Screenplay
2012Taken 2
Writer
2012
Stars 90
Self
1990
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Writer
2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Director
2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Producer
2017
Colombiana
Screenplay
2011Colombiana
Producer
2011
Kiss of the Dragon
Screenplay
2001Kiss of the Dragon
Producer
2001
The Family
Screenplay
2013The Family
Producer
2013The Family
Director
2013
Arthur and the Invisibles
Producer
2006Arthur and the Invisibles
Director
2006Arthur and the Invisibles
Novel
2006Arthur and the Invisibles
Writer
2006
Anna
Writer
2019Anna
Director
2019Anna
Producer
2019
The Big Blue
Blond Diver (uncredited)
1988The Big Blue
Director
1988The Big Blue
Story
1988The Big Blue
Screenplay
1988The Big Blue
Co-Producer
1988
Dogman
Director
2023Dogman
Writer
2023
Taxi
Producer
1998Taxi
Screenplay
1998
3 Days to Kill
Producer
20143 Days to Kill
Screenplay
20143 Days to Kill
Story
2014
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Producer
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Director
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Screenplay
1999
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
2018
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Additional Camera
2002
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Screenplay
2010The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Director
2010The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Producer
2010
District B13
Producer
2004District B13
Screenplay
2004
Weekend in Taipei
Producer
2024Weekend in Taipei
Writer
2024
Taxi
Producer
2004Taxi
Original Film Writer
2004
Lockout
Executive Producer
2012Lockout
Writer
2012Lockout
Thanks
2012
Taxi 2
Boat Owner (uncredited)
2000Taxi 2
Screenplay
2000Taxi 2
Producer
2000
Unleashed
Producer
2005Unleashed
Author
2005
Wasabi
Screenplay
2001Wasabi
Producer
2001
The Homesman
Producer
2014
Ong-Bak
Executive Producer
2003
22 Bullets
Co-Producer
2010
Arthur: Malediction
Writer
2022Arthur: Malediction
Producer
2022
Taxi 3
Producer
2003Taxi 3
Screenplay
2003
No Limit
Writer
2012No Limit
Creator
2012No Limit
Creator
2012
A Monster in Paris
Co-Producer
2011
Brick Mansions
Producer
2014Brick Mansions
Screenplay
2014
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Director
2009Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Writer
2009Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Characters
2009Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Producer
2009
Point of No Return
Original Story
1993
Revolver
Adaptation
2005
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Director
2010Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Writer
2010Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Producer
2010
Nikita
Director
1990Nikita
Co-Producer
1990Nikita
Writer
1990
June and John
Director
2025June and John
Screenplay
2025
District 13: Ultimatum
Screenplay
2009District 13: Ultimatum
Producer
2009
Mostra, Venise
Self
2022
Playground
Creator
2017
Taxi 4
Producer
2007Taxi 4
Screenplay
2007
Bandidas
Writer
2006Bandidas
Producer
2006NeXt
Self
1994
Kursk
Executive Producer
2018
The Warriors Gate
Writer
2016
Taxi 5
Producer
2018Taxi 5
Production Director
2018Taxi 5
Scenario Writer
2018
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Writer
2004Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Producer
2004
I Love You Phillip Morris
Executive Producer
2010
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
2002
Angel-A
Screenplay
2005Angel-A
Director
2005Angel-A
Producer
2005
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Writer
2003Fan-Fan the Tulip
Producer
2003
Yamakasi
Idea
2001Yamakasi
Screenplay
2001
Playground
Idea
2026
Father Joe
Writer
2027Father Joe
Producer
2027
Michel Vaillant
Screenplay
2003
Renegades
Producer
2017Renegades
Writer
2017
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Producer
2005
Subway
Le Conducteur de Metro (uncredited)
1985Subway
Director
1985Subway
Producer
1985Subway
Dialogue
1985Subway
Screenplay
1985
The Secret
Producer
2007
The Lady
Director
2011The Lady
Producer
2011
Love and Other Disasters
Executive Producer
2006
Atlantis
Editor
1991Atlantis
Director
1991Atlantis
Cinematography
1991
The Source
Producer
2011
The Last Battle
Director
1983The Last Battle
Writer
1983The Last Battle
Producer
1983
Home
Producer
2009
Nil by Mouth
Producer
1997
Collision
Producer
2013
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Self
2011
Hell in Paradise
Producer
2025
Eva
Co-Producer
2018
Colour Me Kubrick
Executive Producer
2005
The Dancer
Producer
2000The Dancer
Screenplay
2000
A Prince (almost) Charming
Writer
2013
Black Box
Executive Producer
2005
Blind Man
Original Story
2012Blind Man
Producer
2012
August 15th
Producer
2001
I, Cesar
Co-Producer
2003
Kamikaze
Writer
1986Kamikaze
Producer
1986
Cold Moon
Producer
1991
The Big Blue Adventure
Self / Narrator
1989The Big Blue Adventure
Idea
1989
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Self
2026
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Family
Self
2023
Staten Island
Producer
2009
Halal State Security
Producer
2011
In Your Image
Associate Producer
2004
Michou d'Auber
Executive Producer
2007
Rookie Soldiers on Maneuvers
Casting
1981
Down the Arm of God
Producer
2026
Bunker Paradise
Producer
2006
Le court des grands
Director
2005
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
Director
2001
The Story Of My Life
Producer
2004Lucy 2
Writer
Engagement
Executive Producer
2019
Blanche
Producer
2002
Au coeur de Nikita
Self
1990
The Penultimate
Director
1981The Penultimate
Producer
1981The Penultimate
Writer
1981Disorder
Screenplay
Disorder
Producer
Donald Trump, Dieu et les siens
Producer
2024
Hallelujah!
Producer
2009
Au suivant !
Co-Producer
2005
Bichhoo
Original Story
2000
Valérian, histoire d'une création
Self
2017
The Lion Child
Executive Producer
1993
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
Producer
2009Arthur, the 4D Adventure
Director
2009Arthur, the 4D Adventure
Writer
2009Arthur, the 4D Adventure
Original Film Writer
2009
The Chops
Producer
2003
Exit
Associate Producer
2000Titi l'extra-terrestre
Screenplay
Jeu de vilains
Producer
1988Arrête ton cinéma
Thanks
1992Arrête ton cinéma
Producer
1992
Isabelle Adjani: Pull Marine
Director
1983The Last Man
Director
The Last Man
Screenplay