Shawn Levy
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-07-23 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Shawn Levy
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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Known For
Acting
(2024)
Smoke Out
as Cashier
(2024)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
as Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer
(2021)
All Too Well: The Short Film
as Her Dad
(2021)
Robin's Wish
as Self
(2017)
(2014)
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
(2013)
The Internship
as Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)
(2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Infomercial Father
(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
(1993)
(1993)
Made in America
as Dwayne
(1991)
Brotherhood of the Gun
as Teddy McBride
(1988)
The Kiss
as Terry
(1988)
Liberace: Behind the Music
as Glenn
(1987)
Wild Thing
as Paul
(1987)
Zombie Nightmare
as Jim Batten
(1986)
The Vindicator
as Biker #2
(1986)
Miles to Go…
as Greg
Crew
Splendid Solution
Producer
Undying
Producer
The Defender
Producer
Night of the Ghoul
Producer
Dollhouse
Producer
Untitled Ryan Reynolds Heist Comedy
Producer, Director
Backwards
Director, Producer
The Backrooms
Producer
Boy Band
Producer, Director
Gnomes
Producer
Untitled Dave McCary Film
Producer
Abbi and the Eighth Wonder
Producer
Untitled Club 33 Film
Producer
The Hardy Men
Producer
Echo
Producer
Never Lie
Producer
Seismic
Producer
Hold Back the Stars
Producer
Sesame Street
Producer
Sovereign
Producer
Don't Go in the Water
Producer
My Wife and I Bought a Ranch…
Producer
Be More Chill
Director
Amulet
Producer
The Blanks
Producer
(2027)
Star Wars: Starfighter
Director, Producer
(2025)
(2024)
Never Let Go
Producer
(2024)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Director, Producer, Writer
(2023)
The Boogeyman
Producer
(2023)
Crater
Producer
(2022)
Rosaline
Producer
(2022)
(2022)
The Adam Project
Producer, Director
(2022)
Cheaper by the Dozen
Executive Producer
(2021)
(2021)
Free Guy
Director, Producer
(2020)
Love and Monsters
Producer
(2020)
The Violent Heart
Producer
(2018)
The Darkest Minds
Producer
(2018)
Kin
Producer
(2017)
Table 19
Producer
(2017)
Fist Fight
Producer
(2017)
Kodachrome
Producer
(2016)
Arrival
Producer
(2016)
Why Him?
Producer
(2014)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Director, Producer
(2014)
This Is Where I Leave You
Director, Producer
(2014)
(2013)
The Spectacular Now
Producer
(2013)
The Internship
Producer, Director
(2012)
The Watch
Producer
(2011)
Real Steel
Producer, Director
(2010)
Date Night
Director, Producer
(2009)
The Pink Panther 2
Executive Producer
(2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Director, Producer
(2008)
The Rocker
Producer
(2008)
What Happens in Vegas
Producer
(2006)
Night at the Museum
Producer, Director
(2006)
The Pink Panther
Director
(2005)
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Producer
(2003)
Cheaper by the Dozen
Director
(2003)
Just Married
Director
(2002)
Big Fat Liar
Director
(2002)
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Producer
(2001)
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Director, Executive Producer
(1999)
Stray Dog
Director
(1997)
Address Unknown
Director
(1997)
Just in Time
Director
(1994)
Broken Record
Director, Editor, Producer