Writing

Shane Black

Born 1961-12-16

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Department: 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).

1993

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (64 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Play Dirty	Screenplay	Movie	2025
Play Dirty	Director	Movie	2025
Play Dirty	Executive Producer	Movie	2025
In Search of Tomorrow	Self - Interviewee	Movie	2022
Container	Thanks	Movie	2020
In Search of the Last Action Heroes	Self	Movie	2019
The Predator	Director	Movie	2018
The Predator	Writer	Movie	2018
Wolfman's Got Nards	Self	Movie	2018
Swing State	Luke	Movie	2017
Lethal Weapon	Writer	TV Series	2016
The Nice Guys	Director	Movie	2016
The Nice Guys	Writer	Movie	2016
Edge	Director	Movie	2015
Edge	Writer	Movie	2015
Edge	Executive Producer	Movie	2015
Edge	Director	TV Series	2015
Edge	Teleplay	TV Series	2015
Edge	Executive Producer	TV Series	2015
Any Day	Gino	Movie	2015
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe	Self	Movie	2014
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter	Disembodied Voice (voice)	Movie	2013
Iron Man 3 Unmasked	Self	Movie	2013
Iron Man 3	Director	Movie	2013
Iron Man 3	Screenplay	Movie	2013
Tales from the Script	Self	Movie	2009
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry	Self	Movie	2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry	Self	Movie	2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema	Self	Movie	2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood	Self	Movie	2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry	Self	Movie	2008
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	Screenplay	Movie	2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	Director	Movie	2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	Screenstory	Movie	2005
Predator: Camouflage	Self	Movie	2001
Predator: Character Design	Self	Movie	2001
Predator: Classified Action	Self	Movie	2001
Predator: Old Painless	Self	Movie	2001
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'	Self	Movie	2000
Lethal Weapon 4	Characters	Movie	1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn	Self	Movie	1998
As Good as It Gets	Cafe 24 Manager	Movie	1997
The Long Kiss Goodnight	Producer	Movie	1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight	Screenplay	Movie	1996
Last Action Hero	Screenplay	Movie	1993
RoboCop 3	Donnelly	Movie	1993
Lethal Weapon 3	Characters	Movie	1992
The Last Boy Scout	Executive Producer	Movie	1991
The Last Boy Scout	Story	Movie	1991
The Last Boy Scout	Screenplay	Movie	1991
The Hunt for Red October	Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)	Movie	1990
Lethal Weapon 2	Story	Movie	1989
Lethal Weapon 2	Characters	Movie	1989
Dead Heat	Patrolman	Movie	1988
The Monster Squad	Writer	Movie	1987
Predator	Rick Hawkins	Movie	1987
Lethal Weapon	Screenplay	Movie	1987
Predator: The Unseen Arnold	Self	Movie	—
The Executioner	Director	Movie	—
Cold Warrior	Director	Movie	—
Lethal Weapon 5	Characters	Movie	—
Bannerman	Executive Producer	TV Series	—
Bannerman	Writer	TV Series	—
Bannerman	Director	TV Series	—