Les Weldon (producer) Writer/producer whose diverse portfolio includes action films, thrillers, comedies, sci-fi, fantasy, and family movies.
His writing and producing credits include more than 45 films starring such actors as Robert DeNiro, John Travolta, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenneger, Gerrard Butler, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Chuck Norris, Sir Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Antonio Banderas, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jet Li among others.
Born and raised in Brazil, Les came to America when he was fifteen and graduated from Laguna Beach High School in Southern California.
Les attended the University of Southern California where he majored in Business Administration, with electives in Film.
Les' notable productions include the $800 million world-wide box-office franchise of "Expendables 1, 2 & 3", "Conan, the Barbarian", "The Code" starring Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas, "War, Inc." with John Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei and Hillary Duff, and "Automata" starring Antonio Banderas.
Les recently wrapped production on "London has Fallen", the sequel to the box-office hit "Olympus has Fallen", starring Gerrard Butler. Up next is "Leatherface", the prequel to "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and this fall "Hitman's Bodyguard."
Les lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.
