Shane Black
Born: 1961-12-16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Writing
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).
Filmography
2025
- Play Dirty ... (Screenplay)
2022
- In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
2020
- Container ... (Thanks)
2019
2018
- The Predator ... (Director)
- Wolfman's Got Nards as Self
2017
- Swing State as Luke
2016
- Lethal Weapon ... (Writer)
- The Nice Guys ... (Director)
2014
2013
- Iron Man 3 ... (Director)
- Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter as Disembodied Voice (voice)
- Iron Man 3 Unmasked as Self
2009
- Tales from the Script as Self
2008
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
2005
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ... (Director)
1998
- Lethal Weapon 4 ... (Characters)
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Self
1997
- As Good as It Gets as Cafe 24 Manager
1996
- The Long Kiss Goodnight ... (Screenplay)
1993
- Last Action Hero ... (Screenplay)
- RoboCop 3 as Donnelly
1992
- Lethal Weapon 3 ... (Characters)
1991
- The Last Boy Scout ... (Story)
1990
- The Hunt for Red October as Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
1989
- Lethal Weapon 2 ... (Story)
1988
- Dead Heat as Patrolman
1987
- Predator as Rick Hawkins
- Lethal Weapon ... (Screenplay)
- The Monster Squad ... (Writer)