Shane Black
Writing·December 16, 1961 — 64 years old·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
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—Predator: The Unseen ArnoldSelf—The ExecutionerDirector—Cold WarriorDirector—Lethal Weapon 5Characters2025Play DirtyScreenplay · Director · Executive Producer2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee2020ContainerThanks2019In Search of the Last Action HeroesSelf2018The PredatorDirector · Writer2018Wolfman's Got NardsSelf2017Swing StateLuke2016Lethal WeaponTVWriter2016The Nice GuysDirector · Writer2015EdgeDirector · Writer · Executive Producer2015EdgeTVDirector · Teleplay · Executive Producer2015Any DayGino2014Marvel Studios: Assembling a UniverseSelf2013Marvel One-Shot: Agent CarterDisembodied Voice (voice)2013Iron Man 3 UnmaskedSelf2013Iron Man 3Director · Screenplay2009Tales from the ScriptSelf2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelf2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarrySelf2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelf2008The Evolution of Clint EastwoodSelf2008The Craft of Dirty HarrySelf2005Kiss Kiss Bang BangScreenplay · Director · Screenstory2001Predator: CamouflageSelf2001Predator: Character DesignSelf2001Predator: Classified ActionSelf2001Predator: Old PainlessSelf2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Self1998Lethal Weapon 4Characters1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnSelf1997As Good as It GetsCafe 24 Manager1996The Long Kiss GoodnightProducer · Screenplay1993Last Action HeroScreenplay1993RoboCop 3Donnelly1992Lethal Weapon 3Characters1991The Last Boy ScoutExecutive Producer · Story · Screenplay1990The Hunt for Red OctoberCrewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)1989Lethal Weapon 2Story · Characters1988Dead HeatPatrolman1987The Monster SquadWriter1987PredatorRick Hawkins1987Lethal WeaponScreenplay