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Shawn Levy

Directing 57 years old Montreal, Quebec, Canada ★ 2.3
Born: July 23, 1968

Biography

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (38)

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7 2026
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer 2024
Welcome to Wrexham
Welcome to Wrexham Self 2022
All Too Well: The Short Film
All Too Well: The Short Film Her Dad 2021
What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
What Happened, Brittany Murphy? Self 2021
Robin's Wish
Robin's Wish Self 2021
Directors on Directors
Directors on Directors Self 2021
Beyond Stranger Things
Beyond Stranger Things Self 2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' Self 2017
Stranger Things
Stranger Things Morgue Worker 2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Lennon or McCartney
Lennon or McCartney Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
The Internship
The Internship Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited) 2013
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Infomercial Father 2009
30 Rock
30 Rock Scottie Shofar 2006
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Hospital Intern 2005
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen Press Room Reporter 2003
Punk'd
Punk'd Self 2003
Big Fat Liar
Big Fat Liar Wolf Party Guest 2002
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth Travis 1993
Made in America
Made in America Dwayne 1993
Brotherhood of the Gun
Brotherhood of the Gun Teddy McBride 1991
Step by Step
Step by Step Daniel 1991
Our Shining Moment
Our Shining Moment J.J. 1991
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 Howard Banchek 1990
Lifestories
Lifestories Luke Conforti 1990
The Kiss
The Kiss Terry 1988
Liberace: Behind the Music
Liberace: Behind the Music Glenn 1988
China Beach
China Beach Lieutenant 1988
Zombie Nightmare
Zombie Nightmare Jim Batten 1987
thirtysomething
thirtysomething Robert 1987
Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty 1987
Wild Thing
Wild Thing Paul 1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street Lance 1987
Miles to Go…
Miles to Go… Greg 1986
The Vindicator
The Vindicator Biker #2 1986

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