Cine AI
Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann

Director · Born 1962-09-17 · New South Wales, Australia

Get the app Browse on web

Biography

Bazmark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann AC (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann; 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music and the recording industries. Some regard him as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design and musical components of all his work. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, and four of his films rank among the top ten highest-grossing Australian films of all time. On the screen, he is best known for his Red Curtain Trilogy, comprising the romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom (1992) and the romantic tragedies William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). Following the trilogy, projects included Australia (2008), The Great Gatsby (2013), Elvis (2022), and the Netflix television period drama The Get Down (2016). Additional projects include stage productions of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème for both Opera Australia and Broadway, and Strictly Ballroom the Musical (2014). In September 2025, his first documentary, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, premiered at the Tor…

Directed

  1. The Great Gatsby (2013) — Director
  2. Romeo + Juliet (1996) — Director
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001) — Director
  4. Elvis (2022) — Director
  5. Australia (2008) — Director
  6. Strictly Ballroom (1992) — Director
  7. The Get Down (2016) — Director
  8. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026) — Director
  9. Faraway Downs (2023) — Director
  10. Chanel N°5: The One That I Want (2014) — Director
  11. La Bohème (1994) — Director
  12. Jehanne D’arc (2028) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  2. Dancing with the Stars (2005) — Self - Judge
  3. The View (1997) — Self
  4. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
  5. Agent Elvis (2023) — The Director (voice)
  6. Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024) — Self
  7. 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) — Self
  8. Franca: Chaos and Creation (2016) — Self
  9. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
  10. Crazy About Tiffany's (2016) — Self
  11. A Country Practice (1981)
  12. The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001) — Self
  13. Have You Been Paying Attention? (2013) — Self - Video Quizmaster
  14. Winter of Our Dreams (1981) — Pete
  15. Room 999 (2023) — Self
  16. Chanel N°5: The One That I Want (2014)
  17. Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough (2022) — Self
  18. Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible (2018) — Self
  19. The Highest Honour (1982) — Able Seaman A.W. Huston
  20. That Click (2019) — Self
  21. Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen (2023) — Self - Director
  22. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) — Self
  23. The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) — Self
  24. In Vogue: The 90s (2024) — Self
  25. Show Me the Magic (2012) — Self
  26. The Dark Room (1982) — First Student
  27. Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022) — Self
  28. Rove (1999) — Self
  29. My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation (2006) — Self
  30. Revealed: Otto By Otto (2024) — Self
  31. Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (2012) — Self
  32. Martin Scorsese and Baz Luhrmann on "Gilda" (2010) — Self
  33. Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing (2017) — Self
  34. Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2017) — Self
  35. The World of Nat King Cole (2004) — Self
  36. Michael Powell (2005)
  37. Viva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis (2022) — Self
  38. Fit for a King - The Style of Elvis (2022) — Self
  39. Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis (2022) — Self
  40. Rock 'N Roll Royalty - The Music & Artists Behind Elvis (2022) — Self