John Luessenhop is an American film director. He graduated from University of Virginia, Georgetown University Law Center, and film schools at UCLA and NYU. He is the director of Takers (2010), starring Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, T.I., Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen. He also directed the 2000 film Lockdown. His next film is the upcoming horror film Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013).