Shawn Levy
Directing
Shawn Adam Levy (/ˈliːvaɪ/; born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He is the founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed $3.5 billion worldwide. Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like Big Fat Liar (2002), Just Married (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006). He then found further success as the director of the first three films in the Night at the Museum film franchise (2006–14). In the early 2010s, he directed films including Date Night (2010), Real Steel (2011), and The Internship (2013), and developed several comedy television pilots. Executive produced the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Levy produced the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Since 2016, Levy has been an executive producer on the Netflix original series Stranger Things. He has directed the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's four seasons and the Netflix limited series All the Light We CanNot See (2023). Levy has recently collaborated with Ryan Reynolds by directing Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with the latter emerging as his highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shawn Levy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieStar Wars: Starfighter
2027
Director
movieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024
Director
movieThe Adam Project
2022
Director
movieFree Guy
2021
Director
tvImaginary Mary
2017
Director
tvStranger Things
2016
Director
tvUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Director
movieThe Internship
2013
Director
movieReal Steel
2011
Director
movieDate Night
2010
Director
movieMonkey Mischief
2009
Director
movieNight at the Museum
2006
Director
tvPepper Dennis
2006
Director
movieThe Pink Panther
2006
Director
movieCheaper by the Dozen
2003
Director
movieJust Married
2003
Director
tvBirds of Prey
2002
Director
tvDo Over
2002
Director
movieBig Fat Liar
2002
Director
movieJett Jackson: The Movie
2001
Director
tvIn a Heartbeat
2000
Director
Stray Dog
1999
Director
tvDear America
1999
Director
tvSo Weird
1999
Director
tvThe Famous Jett Jackson
1998
Director
tvAnimorphs
1998
Director
tvFirst Wave
1998
Director
movieAddress Unknown
1997
Director
movieJust in Time
1997
Director
movieBroken Record
1994
Director
Backwards
Director
Boy Band
Director
Family Album
Director
Production89
movieStar Wars: Starfighter
2027
Producer
The Catch
2027
Producer
movieBackrooms
2026
Producer
tvStranger Things: Tales from '85
2026
Executive Producer
movieStranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview
2026
Executive Producer
movieNever Let Go
2024
Producer
tvThe Perfect Couple
2024
Executive Producer
movieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024
Producer
tvAll the Light We Cannot See
2023
Executive Producer
movieThe Boogeyman
2023
Producer
movieCrater
2023
Producer
movieRosaline
2022
Producer
tvLost Ollie
2022
Executive Producer
tvThe Future Of
2022
Executive Producer
movieCheaper by the Dozen
2022
Executive Producer
movieThe Adam Project
2022
Producer
movieFree Guy
2021
Producer
tvShadow and Bone
2021
Executive Producer
tvDash & Lily
2020
Executive Producer
movieLove and Monsters
2020
Producer
movieThe Violent Heart
2020
Producer
tvUnsolved Mysteries
2020
Executive Producer
tvI Am Not Okay with This
2020
Executive Producer
movieKin
2018
Producer
movieThe Darkest Minds
2018
Producer
movieKodachrome
2017
Producer
tvImaginary Mary
2017
Executive Producer
movieTable 19
2017
Producer
movieFist Fight
2017
Producer
movieWhy Him?
2016
Producer
movieArrival
2016
Producer
tvStranger Things
2016
Executive Producer
tvCristela
2014
Executive Producer
movieThe Spectacular Now
2013
Producer
movieThe Internship
2013
Producer
movieThe Watch
2012
Producer
tvLast Man Standing
2011
Executive Producer
movieReal Steel
2011
Producer
movieDate Night
2010
Producer
movieThe Pink Panther 2
2009
Executive Producer
movieThe Rocker
2008
Producer
movieWhat Happens in Vegas
2008
Producer
movieNight at the Museum
2006
Producer
tvPepper Dennis
2006
Producer
movieCheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
Producer
tvBirds of Prey
2002
Producer
movieJett Jackson: The Movie
2001
Executive Producer
tvThe Famous Jett Jackson
1998
Executive Producer
movieBroken Record
1994
Producer
Undying
Producer
The Defender
Producer
Dollhouse
Producer
Backwards
Producer
Boy Band
Producer
Gnomes
Producer
Club 33
Producer
The Hardy Men
Producer
Echo
Producer
Never Lie
Producer
Seismic
Producer
movieSovereign
Producer
Seasons
Producer
Amulet
Producer
The Blanks
Producer
Dad Camp
Producer
Kingmakers
Producer
Ripple
Producer
Dungeons & Dragons: The Forgotten Realms
Executive Producer
Untitled Hockey Series
Executive Producer
Acting39
movieOne Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer
tvStranger Things
2016
Morgue Worker
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieThe Internship
2013
Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)
movieNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
Infomercial Father
tv30 Rock
2006
Scottie Shofar
movieCheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
Hospital Intern
movieCheaper by the Dozen
2003
Press Room Reporter
tvPunk'd
2003
Self
movieBig Fat Liar
2002
Wolf Party Guest
movieMade in America
1993
Dwayne
tvStep by Step
1991
Daniel
tvBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
Howard Banchek
Lifestories
1990
Luke Conforti
movieThe Kiss
1988
Terry
tvChina Beach
1988
Lieutenant
movieZombie Nightmare
1987
Jim Batten
tvthirtysomething
1987
Robert
tv21 Jump Street
1987
Lance
movieThe Vindicator
1986
Biker #2
Creator1
tvImaginary Mary
2017
Creator
Editing1
movieBroken Record
1994
Editor