
Shane Black
Writer
Born: December 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).
Filmography (29)
- Predator (1987, ★ 7.5)
- Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013, ★ 7.2)
- In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019, ★ 7)
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014, ★ 6.9)
- As Good as It Gets (1997, ★ 7.4)
- Wolfman's Got Nards (2018, ★ 7.7)
- Tales from the Script (2009, ★ 6.5)
- In Search of Tomorrow (2022, ★ 6.6)
- The Hunt for Red October (1990, ★ 7.4)
- Lethal Weapon (1987, ★ 7.3)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005, ★ 7.2)
- Dead Heat (1988, ★ 6.2)
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996, ★ 6.6)
- Play Dirty (2025, ★ 6.6)
- The Last Boy Scout (1991, ★ 6.8)
- Last Action Hero (1993, ★ 6.5)
- Iron Man 3 (2013, ★ 6.9)
- The Monster Squad (1987, ★ 6.7)
- The Nice Guys (2016, ★ 7.1)
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998, ★ 6.6)
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, ★ 7)
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992, ★ 6.7)
- Lethal Weapon (2016, ★ 7.3)
- Any Day (2015, ★ 5.1)
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998, ★ 3.8)
- Swing State (2017, ★ 4.3)
- RoboCop 3 (1993, ★ 4.9)
- The Predator (2018, ★ 5.6)
- Edge (2015, ★ 4.9)