Les Weldon

Les Weldon

Les Weldon (Producer) is a writer/producer whose portfolio includes action films, thrillers, comedies, science fiction, fantasy and family movies.

His writing and producing credits include more than 70 films starring such actors as Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Gerard Butler, John Travolta, 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 15 and graduated from Laguna Beach High School in Southern California.

Les attended the University of Southern California, majoring in business administration, with electives in film.

He has produced multiple hit movies and franchises, including the $275-million worldwide box office hit The Expendables with Stallone, Statham, Jet Li and Mickey Rourke, as well as the $305-million worldwide hit sequel The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3, and London Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman.

Les also produced The Hitman's Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, which was #1 at the box office three weekends in a row. He followed that up with "Angel Has Fallen" starring Gerard Butler which also reached number #1 at the box office.

Les is currently in post on Hitman's Bodyguard 2, and Jolt, starring Kate Beckinsale.

Les lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Movies for Les Weldon...

Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
Title: Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
Character: Himself
Released: November 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Documentary about the filming of the movie The Expendables 2.
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The Contract
Title: The Contract
Character: Anchor
Released: April 5, 2006
Type: Movie
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
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Target of Opportunity
Title: Target of Opportunity
Character: Bergin
Released: July 26, 2005
Type: Movie
Jim Jacobs and Nick Carlton, childhood friends, are CIA operatives on a sting operation in Chechnya. The raid of a rebel militia group goes bad and the entire teams gets wiped out except for Jim and Nick, who manages to save them both. Five years later, they are out of the CIA game.
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Raging Sharks
Title: Raging Sharks
Character: Roosevelt Sonar Officer
Released: February 1, 2005
Type: Movie
An oceanic observation station is in desperate trouble after a sudden shark attack wrecked the oxygen supply. The accompanying ship, a coast guard cruiser, and other ships in and around the Bermuda triangle are attacked as well. The US Navy sends a submarine to investigate, but soon they too are under attack.