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My Take
Louis Leterrier is a director whose name I associate with big, kinetic studio spectacle, and his run backs that up. From the first two Transporter films through The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, and the slick misdirection of Now You See Me, he's shown he can handle scale. Landing the Fast and Furious franchise with Fast X, and reportedly Fast Forever, puts him at the very top of the action-blockbuster food chain. He's French, trained at NYU's Tisch, and earned a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, which I find a nice counterweight to the popcorn reputation. The tagline calling him American is simply incorrect.
Overview
Louis Leterrier (French: [lwi lətɛʁje]; born June 17, 1973) is a French film and television director. Best known for his work in action films, he directed the first two Transporter films (2002–2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Now You See Me (2013), and the tenth and eleventh Fast & Furious installments, Fast X (2023) and the upcoming Fast Forever (2028).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Louis Leterrier
- Name (Japanese)
- ルイ・レテリエ
- Reading
- るい・れてりえ
- Born
- June 17, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- 8th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / screenwriter / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film director — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.