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).
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Acting (20 movies)
Predator
1987
Tales from the Script
2009
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Any Day
2015
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
As Good as It Gets
1997
Swing State
2017
RoboCop 3
1993
Dead Heat
1988
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
The Hunt for Red October
1990
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013
Directing (6 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Lethal Weapon | 1987 | Screenplay |
| The Monster Squad | 1987 | Writer |
| The Last Boy Scout | 1991 | Screenplay |
| The Last Boy Scout | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| Last Action Hero | 1993 | Screenplay |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | 1996 | Screenplay |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | 1996 | Producer |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Iron Man 3 | 2013 | Screenplay |
| Edge | 2015 | Writer |
| Edge | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| The Nice Guys | 2016 | Writer |
| The Predator | 2018 | Writer |
| Play Dirty | 2025 | Screenplay |
| Play Dirty | 2025 | Executive Producer |