Shane Black
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Born: 1961-12-16
Occupations recorded in source
actor; director; film actor; film director; film producer; screenwriter
Biography from Wikipedia
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor, known for his distinctive style of action and action comedy films. He originated the Lethal Weapon franchise, and has also written such films as The Monster Squad (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Hawkins in Predator (1987).
He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), The Predator (2018) and Play Dirty (2025).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Wolfman's Got Nards (2018)
- Any Day (2015) — Gino
- As Good as It Gets (1997) — Café 24 Manager
- RoboCop 3 (1993) — Donnelly
- The Hunt for Red October (1990) — USS Reuben James Crewman
- Predator (1987) — Hawkins
Directing
- Play Dirty (2025)
- The Predator (2018)
- The Nice Guys (2016)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Lethal Weapon 5 (2009)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Yvonne Zima · 3 films
- John McTiernan · 2 films
- Keegan-Michael Key · 2 films
- Mark Kubr · 2 films
- Robert Downey Jr. · 2 films
- Rustam Branaman · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.