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Shawn Levy

Producer, Director, Actor, WriterBorn July 23, 1968 (57 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Spectacular Now
  • Made in America
  • 21 Jump Street
  • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
  • The Violent Heart

Known For

  • Stranger Things
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Night at the Museum
  • Real Steel
  • Free Guy
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  • The Internship
  • Date Night
  • Arrival
  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
  • The Adam Project
  • Cheaper by the Dozen
  • The Pink Panther
  • This Is Where I Leave You
  • Just Married
  • Cheaper by the Dozen 2
  • What Happens in Vegas
  • The Watch
  • Big Fat Liar
  • The Spectacular Now
  • The Rocker
  • Last Man Standing (2011)

Featured Videos

  • Shawn Levy On How He Became Involved With This Project
    Shawn Levy On How He Became Involved With This ProjectKinBehind the Scenes
  • Shawn Levy on The Importance of Darkest Minds
    Shawn Levy on The Importance of Darkest MindsThe Darkest MindsBehind the Scenes
  • Shawn Levy Part 2
    Shawn Levy Part 2ArrivalBehind the Scenes
  • Shawn Levy Part 1
    Shawn Levy Part 1ArrivalBehind the Scenes
  • Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb: Shawn Levy On Making A Third Night At The Museum Film
    Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb: Shawn Levy On Making A Third Night At The Museum FilmNight at the Museum: Secret of the TombBehind the Scenes
  • Shawn Levy On Where The Idea For The Film Came From
    Shawn Levy On Where The Idea For The Film Came FromThe InternshipBehind the Scenes
  • Shawn Levy on Where the Idea Came From (UK)
    Shawn Levy on Where the Idea Came From (UK)The WatchInterview
  • Shawn Levy on Why the Guys Join the Watch (UK)
    Shawn Levy on Why the Guys Join the Watch (UK)The WatchInterview

Shawn Levy Filmography

2027
2026
2026
Stranger Things: Tales from '85 (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2025
Stranger Things 5: The Finale · as Executive Producer
2025
2024
2024
The Perfect Couple (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2024
2023
All the Light We Cannot See (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
Lost Ollie (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2022
The Future Of (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2022
Cheaper by the Dozen · as Executive Producer
2022
2021
2021
2021
Shadow and Bone (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2020
Dash & Lily (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2020
2020
2020
Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2020
I Am Not Okay With This (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2018
2018
2017
2017
Imaginary Mary (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
Stranger Things (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2014
2014
Cristela (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
Rogue · as Executive Producer
2011
Last Man Standing (2011) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2011
2010
2009
2009
The Pink Panther 2 · as Executive Producer
2008
2008
2006
2006
Pepper Dennis (TV Series)
2005
2002
Birds of Prey (TV Series)
2001
2001
Jett Jackson: The Movie · as Executive Producer
1998
The Famous Jett Jackson (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1985

2021
2021
Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Director
2016
Stranger Things (TV Series) · as Morgue Worker
2013
The Internship · as Google Employee Trying To Take A Nap (uncredited)
2009
2009
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series) · as Cast
2006
30 Rock (TV Series) · as Scottie Shofar
2005
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 · as Hospital Intern
2003
Cheaper by the Dozen · as Press Room Reporter
2002
Big Fat Liar · as Wolf Party Guest
1998
The Famous Jett Jackson (TV Series) · as Producer
1997
Just in Time · as Photographer
1993
1993
1991
Brotherhood of the Gun · as Teddy Mcbride
1991
Step by Step (TV Series) · as Daniel
1991
1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) · as Howard Banchek
1988
The Kiss · as Terry
1988
1988
China Beach (TV Series) · as Lieutenant
1987
Zombie Nightmare · as Jim Batten
1987
Thirtysomething (TV Series) · as Robert
1987
Tour of Duty (TV Series)
1987
Wild Thing · as Paul
1987
21 Jump Street (TV Series) · as Lance
1986
Miles to Go... · as Greg
1986
The Vindicator · as Biker #2

2025
CBC News Special: Canada Day 2025 · as Self - Walk Of Fame Honouree
2025
Canada's Walk of Fame 2025 · as Self - Inductee
2025
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things the First Shadow · as Self - Executive Producer, Stranger Things (tv)
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine · as Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer
2022
Welcome to Wrexham (TV Series) · as Self
2021
What Happened, Brittany Murphy? (TV Series) · as Self
2020
2020
GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2020
Stars In The House (TV Series) · as Self
2019
2017
Beyond Stranger Things (TV Series) · as Self
2015
2006
Life After Film School (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2004
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
2003
Punk'd (TV Series) · as Self
2002
Reel Comedy (TV Series) · as Self
1997
The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1991
Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee
1989
Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Self - Director
1987
Biography (TV Series) · as Self
1981
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
1979
CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1971
Film (TV Series) · as Self
1954

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