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Francis Lawrence
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Film & TV
Vienna, Austria
Francis Lawrence (born March 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker and producer. After establishing himself as a director of music videos and commercials, Lawrence made his feature-length directorial debut with the superhero thriller Constantine (2005) and has since directed the post-apocalyptic horror film I Am Legend (2007), the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), four of the five films in…
Known for
- A Look Through His Lens — Self2024
- Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes — Self - Director2024
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 — Self - Director2016
- Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman — Self2015
- The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 — Self - Director2015
- Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — Self - Director2014
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics — Self (archive footage)2010
- The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style — Self2009
- North by Northwest: One for the Ages — Self2009
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1971-03-26 ) March 26, 1971 (age 55) , Vienna , Austria
- Citizenship
- United States
- Alma mater
- Loyola Marymount University
- Occupations
- Film director film producer
- Years active
- 1993–present
- Works
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Family name
- Lawrence
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Occupation
- music video director
- Educated at
- Loyola Marymount University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Francis Lawrence by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Francis Lawrence
- date of birth
- 1971-03-26
- related category
- Category:Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- name in native language
- Francis Lawrence
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Lawrence (born March 26, 1971) is an Austrian-born American filmmaker and producer. After establishing himself as a director of music videos and commercials, Lawrence made his feature-length directorial debut with the superhero thriller Constantine (2005) and has since directed the post-apocalyptic horror film I Am Legend (2007), the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), the dystopian science fiction adventure series The Hunger Games (2013–present), the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018), and the dystopian horror drama The Long Walk (2025).
Early life
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