Jean-Philippe Laroche was born in Brussels in 1959. In June 1986, he founded Nota Bene, an audiovisual production company. He has directed Citroën, Raid Berlingo (1997), Collectif 95, Bonne année des sans abris (1994) and La dame dans le tram (1993). As a scriptwriter, he co-wrote L'île noire and Transatlantique, Queen Elizabeth 2.