Baz Luhrmann
Directing
Born September 17, 1962 in New South Wales, Australia
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 Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmography
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Self
In Vogue: The 90s
Self
Revealed: Otto By Otto
Self
Faraway Downs
Room 999
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Agent Elvis
The Director (voice)
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
Self - Director
Viva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis
Self
Fit for a King - The Style of Elvis
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Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis
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Rock 'N Roll Royalty - The Music & Artists Behind Elvis
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Elvis
Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
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Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
Self
That Click
Self
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
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Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
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Franca: Chaos and Creation
Self
The Get Down
Crazy About Tiffany's
Self
Chanel N°5: The One That I Want
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Self - Video Quizmaster
The Great Gatsby
Show Me the Magic
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Voice
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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Australia
The Graham Norton Show
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Romeo + Juliet: The Music
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My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation
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Michael Powell
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Judge
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
The World of Nat King Cole
Self
Moulin Rouge!
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
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Rove
Self
The View
Self
Romeo + Juliet
La Bohème
Strictly Ballroom
The Dark Room
First Student
The Highest Honour
Able Seaman A.W. Huston
A Country Practice
Winter of Our Dreams
Pete
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee