Writing
Shane Black
Dec 16, 1961 (64 years) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
6.9
Iron Man 3
Director, Screenplay
7.1
The Nice Guys
Director, Writer
7.3
Lethal Weapon
Screenplay
5.6
The Predator
Director, Writer
7.1
Lethal Weapon 2
Story, Characters
6.6
Lethal Weapon 4
Characters
6.7
Lethal Weapon 3
Characters
7.3
Lethal Weapon
Writer
6.5
Last Action Hero
Screenplay
7.2
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Screenplay, Director, Screenstory
6.8
The Last Boy Scout
Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
6.6
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Producer, Screenplay
6.6
Play Dirty
Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
6.7
The Monster Squad
Writer
5.0
Edge
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Filmography
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Self
6.6
Play Dirty
2025 · Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
6.8
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self - Interviewee
Container
2020 · Thanks
7.0
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019 · Self
7.7
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018 · Self
Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero
2018 · Self
5.6
The Predator
2018 · Director, Writer
4.1
Swing State
2017 · Luke
7.1
The Nice Guys
2016 · Director, Writer
7.3
Lethal Weapon
2016 · Writer
5.0
Any Day
2015 · Gino
5.0
Edge
2015 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Edge
2015 · Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer
6.9
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014 · Self
7.2
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013 · Disembodied Voice (voice)
5.5
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013 · Self
6.9
Iron Man 3
2013 · Director, Screenplay
6.6
Tales from the Script
2009 · Self
5.8
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
7.0
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008 · Self
4.5
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
6.0
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
8.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008 · Self
7.2
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005 · Screenplay, Director, Screenstory
Predator: Camouflage
2001 · Self
Predator: Character Design
2001 · Self
Predator: Classified Action
2001 · Self
Predator: Old Painless
2001 · Self
7.5
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Self