Shane Black
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 16, 1961, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Movies
- 37
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick 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), and The Predator (2018).
Upcoming Shane Black Movies
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee |
| 2019 | In Search of the Last Action Heroes | Self |
| 2018 | Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero | Self |
| 2018 | Wolfman's Got Nards | Self |
| 2017 | Swing State | Luke |
| 2015 | Any Day | Gino |
| 2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Self |
| 2013 | Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter | Disembodied Voice (voice) |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 Unmasked | Self |
| 2009 | Tales from the Script | Self |
| 2008 | The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry | Self |
| 2008 | A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry | Self |
| 2008 | The Business End: Violence in Cinema | Self |
| 2008 | The Evolution of Clint Eastwood | Self |
| 2008 | The Craft of Dirty Harry | Self |
| 2001 | Predator: Camouflage | Self |
| 2001 | Predator: Character Design | Self |
| 2001 | Predator: Classified Action | Self |
| 2001 | Predator: Old Painless | Self |
| 2000 | If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' | Self |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Self |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Cafe 24 Manager |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | Donnelly |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Dead Heat | Patrolman |
| 1987 | Predator | Rick Hawkins |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Play Dirty | Screenplay, Director |
| 2018 | The Predator | Director, Writer |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | Director, Writer |
| 2015 | Edge | Writer, Director |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Director, Screenplay |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Director, Screenplay |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Screenplay |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | Screenplay |
| 1987 | The Monster Squad | Writer |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Screenplay |
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