Shawn Levy
Directing
Born: Jul 23, 1968
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 | Self - Executive Producer / … | 2026 | 7.374 |
| Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine | Self - Co-Writer / Director … | 2024 | 6.714 |
| All Too Well: The Short Film | Her Dad | 2021 | 8.0 |
| Robin's Wish | Self | 2021 | 6.9 |
| What Happened, Brittany Murphy? TV | Self | 2021 | 5.9 |
| Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' | Self | 2017 | 7.0 |
| Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self | 2015 | 6.2 |
| Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014 | 5.259 |
| The Internship | Google Employee Trying to Take … | 2013 | 6.238 |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Infomercial Father | 2009 | 6.153 |
| 30 Rock TV | Scottie Shofar | 2006 | 7.486 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Hospital Intern | 2005 | 6.162 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Press Room Reporter | 2003 | 6.284 |
| Punk'd TV | Self | 2003 | 5.086 |
| Big Fat Liar | Wolf Party Guest | 2002 | 5.88 |
| Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth | Travis | 1993 | 5.0 |
| Made in America | Dwayne | 1993 | 5.519 |
| Brotherhood of the Gun | Teddy McBride | 1991 | 6.5 |
| Our Shining Moment | J.J. | 1991 | 8.0 |
| Step by Step TV | Daniel | 1991 | 7.722 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 TV | Howard Banchek | 1990 | 7.315 |
| The Kiss | Terry | 1988 | 5.736 |
| Liberace: Behind the Music | Glenn | 1988 | 4.8 |
| Wild Thing | Paul | 1987 | 5.675 |
| Zombie Nightmare | Jim Batten | 1987 | 3.38 |
| thirtysomething TV | Robert | 1987 | 6.323 |
| 21 Jump Street TV | Lance | 1987 | 7.229 |
| Tour of Duty TV | 1987 | 8.084 | |
| The Vindicator | Biker #2 | 1986 | 4.645 |
| Miles to Go… | Greg | 1986 | 7.333 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1968 |
| From | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |