Shane Black

Personal Info

Birthday

December 16, 1961

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Shane Black

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).

Known For

Predator

As Good as It Gets

The Hunt for Red October

Dead Heat

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

RoboCop 3

Any Day

Swing State

Filmography

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)
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 Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self
2000
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
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, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
1988
Dead Heat
as Patrolman
1987
Predator
as Rick Hawkins