Shane Black
Writing
21 credits
Born
Dec 16, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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).
Movies (21)
Movie
7.5
Predator
1987
Movie
7.4
The Hunt for Red October
1990
Movie
7.4
As Good as It Gets
1997
Movie
4.9
RoboCop 3
1993
Movie
4.3
Swing State
2017
Movie
6.9
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
Movie
6.2
Dead Heat
1988
Movie
7.2
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013
Movie
3.8
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Movie
10.0
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013
Movie
4.5
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Movie
7.0
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
Movie
6.5
Tales from the Script
2009
Movie
6.9
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
Movie
7.7
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018
Movie
5.1
Any Day
2015
Movie
5.8
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
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Show
7.3
Lethal Weapon
2016
Movie
6.9
Iron Man 3
2013
Movie
6.9
Iron Man 3
2013
Movie
5.6
The Predator
2018
Movie
5.6
The Predator
2018
Movie
6.6
Play Dirty
2025
Movie
6.6
Play Dirty
2025
Movie
6.6
Play Dirty
2025
Movie
7.3
Lethal Weapon
1987
Movie
7.1
The Nice Guys
2016
Movie
7.1
The Nice Guys
2016
Movie
7.0
Lethal Weapon 2
1989