Francis Lawrence

For other people named Francis Lawrence, see Francis Lawrence (disambiguation).

Francis Lawrence
Lawrence at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1971-03-26) March 26, 1971 (age 53)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityAmerican
Alma materLoyola Marymount University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
Years active1993–present

Francis Lawrence (born March 26, 1971)[1] 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 The Hunger Games film series, and the spy thriller Red Sparrow (2018).

  1. ^ Cammila Collar (2013). "Biography of Francis Lawrence". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013.