Les Weldon

Les Weldon is a writer and producer whose diverse portfolio encompasses action films, thrillers, comedies, science fiction, fantasy, and family movies.

Born and raised in Brazil, he came to America at age 15. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Southern California, majoring in Business Administration, with electives in Film.

Mr. Weldon produced the satire War, Inc., directed by Joshua Seftel and starring John Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Marisa Tomei; and Mimi Leder's Thick as Thieves (a.k.a. The Code), starring London Has Fallen actors Morgan Freeman, Robert Forster, and Radha Mitchell. His work with Millennium Films continued as he executive-produced Sylvester Stallone's blockbuster The Expendables, returning to produce the all-star sequels The Expendables 2 (directed by Simon West) and The Expendables 3 (directed by Patrick Hughes).

He has more recently produced Gabe Ibáñez's Automata, starring Antonio Banderas; executive-produced James McTeigue's Survivor, starring Pierce Brosnan and Milla Jovovich; and, with Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel's G-BASE, produced Septembers of Shiraz, starring Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody.

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