- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- December 16, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Shane Black
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).
Filmography
moviePlay Dirty
2025 · Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
movieIn Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self - Interviewee
movieContainer
2020 · Thanks
movieIn Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019 · Self
movieThe Predator
2018 · Director, Writer
movieWolfman's Got Nards
2018 · Self
movieSwing State
2017 · Luke
tvLethal Weapon
2016 · Writer
movieThe Nice Guys
2016 · Director, Writer
movieEdge
2015 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
tvEdge
2015 · Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer
movieAny Day
2015 · Gino
movieMarvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014 · Self
movieMarvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013 · Disembodied Voice (voice)
movieIron Man 3 Unmasked
2013 · Self
movieIron Man 3
2013 · Director, Screenplay
movieTales from the Script
2009 · Self
movieThe Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
movieA Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
movieThe Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008 · Self
movieThe Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008 · Self
movieThe Craft of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
movieKiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 · Screenplay, Director, Screenstory
moviePredator: Camouflage
2001 · Self
moviePredator: Character Design
2001 · Self
moviePredator: Classified Action
2001 · Self
moviePredator: Old Painless
2001 · Self
movieIf It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Self
movieLethal Weapon 4
1998 · Characters
movieAn Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · Self
movieAs Good as It Gets
1997 · Cafe 24 Manager
movieThe Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 · Screenplay, Producer
movieLast Action Hero
1993 · Screenplay
movieRoboCop 3
1993 · Donnelly
movieLethal Weapon 3
1992 · Characters
movieThe Last Boy Scout
1991 · Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story
movieThe Hunt for Red October
1990 · Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
movieLethal Weapon 2
1989 · Story, Characters
movieDead Heat
1988 · Patrolman
movieThe Monster Squad
1987 · Writer
moviePredator
1987 · Rick Hawkins
movieLethal Weapon
1987 · Screenplay
moviePredator: The Unseen Arnold
— · Self
The Executioner
movieThe Executioner
— · Director
Cold Warrior
movieCold Warrior
— · Director
movieLethal Weapon 5
— · Characters