Baz Luhrmann
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 17, 1962
- Birthplace
- 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. Luhrmann is known for his Grammy Award-nominated soundtracks for Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby, as well as for his record label, House of Iona, a co-venture with RCA Records. Serving as producer on all his musical soundtracks, he also holds writing credits on many of the individual tracks. His album Something for Everybody features music from many of his films. Also, it includes his hit "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". Description above from the Wikipedia article Baz Luhrmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Moulin Rouge! Cancan: behind the scenes with Baz Luhrman
Moulin Rouge! Cancan: behind the scenes with Baz Luhrman TBA
as Self
Jehanne d'Arc 2028
Director, Producer, Screenplay
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert 2026
Director, Producer
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley 2024
as Self
Revealed: Otto By Otto 2024
as Self
Room 999 2023
as Self
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen 2023
as Self - Director
Rock 'N Roll Royalty - The Music & Artists Behind Elvis 2022
as Self
Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis 2022
as Self
Fit for a King - The Style of Elvis 2022
as Self
Viva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis 2022
as Self
Elvis 2022
Story, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20 2022
as Self
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough 2022
as Self
That Click 2019
as Self
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible 2018
as Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches 2017
as Self
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing 2017
as Self
Franca: Chaos and Creation 2016
as Self
Crazy About Tiffany's 2016
as Self
Chanel N°5: The One That I Want 2014
Actor, Director
The Great Gatsby 2013
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Show Me the Magic 2012
as Self
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation 2012
as Self
- Martin Scorsese and Baz Luhrmann on "Gilda"
Martin Scorsese and Baz Luhrmann on "Gilda" 2010
as Self
Australia 2008
Story, Screenplay, Producer, Director, Additional Music
Romeo + Juliet: The Music 2007
as Self
My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation 2006
as Self
Michael Powell 2005
Actor
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 2004
as Self
The World of Nat King Cole 2004
as Self
Moulin Rouge! 2001
Director, Producer, Writer
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' 2001
as Self
Romeo + Juliet 1996
Screenplay, Director, Producer
La Bohème 1994
Director
Strictly Ballroom 1992
Director, Screenplay
The Dark Room 1982
as First Student
The Highest Honour 1982
as Able Seaman A.W. Huston
Winter of Our Dreams 1981
as Pete
Credits from TMDB.