Shawn Levy
Producer, Director, Actor, Writer
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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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.
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| 2026 | Stranger Things: Tales from '85 · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | The Perfect Couple · as Executive Producer |
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| 2023 | All the Light We Cannot See · as Executive Producer |
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| 2022 | Lost Ollie · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Future Of · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Cheaper by the Dozen · as Executive Producer |
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| 2021 | Shadow and Bone · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Dash & Lily · as Executive Producer |
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| 2020 | The Violent HeartOn Plex |
| 2020 | Unsolved Mysteries · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | I Am Not Okay With This · as Executive Producer |
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| 2017 | Imaginary Mary · as Executive Producer |
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| 2016 | Stranger Things · as Executive Producer |
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| 2014 | Cristela · as Executive Producer |
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| 2012 | Rogue · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Last Man Standing (2011) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 · as Executive Producer |
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| 2001 | Jett Jackson: The Movie · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | The Famous Jett Jackson · as Executive Producer |
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| 2021 | All Too Well: The Short Film · as Her Dad |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled · as Director |
| 2016 | Stranger Things · as Morgue Worker |
| 2013 | The Internship · as Google Employee Trying To Take A Nap (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · as Infomercial Father |
| 2009 | Hollywood's Best Film Directors · as Cast |
| 2006 | 30 Rock · 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 · as Producer |
| 1997 | Just in Time · as Photographer |
| 1993 | Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth · as Travis |
| 1993 | Made in America · as Dwayne |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun · as Teddy Mcbride |
| 1991 | Step by Step · as Daniel |
| 1991 | Our Shining Moment · as J.j. |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 · as Howard Banchek |
| 1988 | The Kiss · as Terry |
| 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music · as Glenn |
| 1988 | China Beach · as Lieutenant |
| 1987 | Zombie Nightmare · as Jim Batten |
| 1987 | Thirtysomething · as Robert |
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| 1987 | Wild Thing · as Paul |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street · as LanceOn Plex |
| 1986 | Miles to Go... · as Greg |
| 1986 | The Vindicator · as Biker #2 |