Shane Black

Shane Black

Birthdate
December 16, 1961 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Writing

Details

Birthdate
December 16, 1961 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Writing

Biography

Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 2, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero and The Long Kiss Goodnight. 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).

Shane Black's LGBTQ+ Titles

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
Cafe 24 Manager

Acting (19)

2022
In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
2019
In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
2018
Wolfman's Got Nards as Self
2017
Swing State as Luke
2015
Any Day as Gino
2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
2013
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter as Disembodied Voice (voice)
2009
Tales from the Script as Self
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Self
1997
As Good as It Gets as Cafe 24 Manager
1993
RoboCop 3 as Donnelly
1990
The Hunt for Red October as Crewman (uncredited)
1988
Dead Heat as Patrolman
1987
Predator as Rick Hawkins

Directing (8)

The Destroyer • Director
• Director
Cold Warrior • Director
• Director
Play Dirty • Director
• Director
2018
The Predator • Director
• Director
2016
The Nice Guys • Director
• Director
2015
Edge • Director
• Director
2013
Iron Man 3 • Director
• Director
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang • Director
• Director

Production (3)

Play Dirty • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight • Producer
• Producer
1991
The Last Boy Scout • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Writing (18)

Play Dirty • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2018
The Predator • Writer
• Writer
2016
Lethal Weapon • Writer (1 episode)
• Writer (1 episode)
2016
The Nice Guys • Writer
• Writer
2015
Edge • Writer
• Writer
2013
Iron Man 3 • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• Screenplay
• Screenstory
1998
Lethal Weapon 4 • Characters
• Characters
1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1993
Last Action Hero • Screenplay
• Screenplay
1992
Lethal Weapon 3 • Characters
• Characters
1991
The Last Boy Scout
• Screenplay
• Story
1989
Lethal Weapon 2
• Characters
• Story
1987
The Monster Squad • Writer
• Writer
1987
Lethal Weapon • Screenplay
• Screenplay

Crew (1)

2020
Container • Thanks
• Thanks