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Olivier Megaton

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Olivier Megaton
Olivier Megaton was born on 6 August 1965 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France. He is a director and writer, known for Transporter 3 (2008), Colombiana (2011) and Exit (2000).
BornAugust 6, 1965
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BornAugust 6, 1965
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Known for

    Jason Statham in Transporter 3 (2008)
    Transporter 3
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2008
    Zoe Saldana in Colombiana (2011)
    Colombiana
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2011
    Exit (2000)
    Exit
    4.5
    • Director
    • 2000
    Liam Neeson in Taken 2 (2012)
    Taken 2
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director

    • Chambre n° 13
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1999
    • Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan (2021)
      Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • Michael Pitt, Anna Brewster, and Edgar Ramírez in The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
      The Last Days of American Crime
      3.8
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Liam Neeson in Taken 3 (2014)
      Taken 3
      6.0
      • Director (as Olivier Mégaton)
      • 2014
    • Chyler Leigh and Jacky Ido in Taxi Brooklyn (2014)
      Taxi Brooklyn
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Liam Neeson in Taken 2 (2012)
      Taken 2
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Zoe Saldana in Colombiana (2011)
      Colombiana
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Jason Statham in Transporter 3 (2008)
      Transporter 3
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Angie (2007)
      Angie
      6.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Sable noir (2006)
      Sable noir
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Pin-Up Obsession
      • main director
      • 2005
    • Alizée in Alizée: J'en ai marre! (2003)
      Alizée: J'en ai marre!
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Chrysalis
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Asia Argento, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Alexandra Negrão in The Red Siren (2002)
      The Red Siren
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Christopher Lee, Edouard Montoute, and Alexandra Vandernoot in Les redoutables (2001)
      Les redoutables
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Dear Father (2001)
      Dear Father
      5.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2001

    Writer

    • Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan (2021)
      Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Angie (2007)
      Angie
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Sable noir (2006)
      Sable noir
      5.4
      TV Series
      • adaptation
      • 2006
    • Chrysalis
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Asia Argento, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Alexandra Negrão in The Red Siren (2002)
      The Red Siren
      5.2
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Dear Father (2001)
      Dear Father
      5.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Exit (2000)
      Exit
      4.5
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • The Red Siren (2002)
      Je ne veux pas être sage
      5.0
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Tout morose
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • No happy end
      5.1
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998
    • No Way ou le coeur du phoenix
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1991

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Helen Mirren, Cillian Murphy, Luke Evans, and Sasha Luss in Anna (2019)
      Anna
      6.6
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • Timothy Olyphant and Olga Kurylenko in Hitman (2007)
      Hitman
      6.2
      • second unit director
      • 2007
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Website for Olivier
    • Alternative name
      • Olivier Mégaton
    • Born
      • August 6, 1965
      • Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France

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    • Trivia
      Megaton takes his name from his birthday: the 6th of August 1965 is the 20th anniversary of the dropping of the Hiroshima A-bomb.
    • Trademark
        Intentionally disorienting camerawork and editing.

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