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Luc Roeg

British film producer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 5, 2025
Entity authorityQ125179749
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Luc Roeg is a British cinematographer and film producer, founder of the "Independent Entertainment" production company.

Biography

Family and early years

Luc Roeg was born on 26 January 1962, to Nicolas Roeg and Susan Stephen.

Aged 7, Luc Roeg played White Boy in Walkabout, his father's first film as solo director. In titles, he was credited as Lucien John.

Career

In 2007, Luc Roeg launched his own production company, "Independent Entertainment". In 2011, Independent Entertainment linked up with John Sloss's Cinetic Media.

Independent Entertainment's credits include My Policeman, Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin, Mr Nice, New Town Killers, The Sea, The Falling, and many more.

As of 2023, his company engaged in production of horror Tender Omens, a sci-fi thriller Beyond The Deep, and a biopic Relax about the UK band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

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Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1962, 2007, 2011, 2023—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Roeg, British and film providing the first useful test.
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