Shane Black
Born: 1961-12-16
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987).
He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).
Filmography
In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Wolfman's Got Nards
Swing State
Any Day
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Tales from the Script
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
The Craft of Dirty Harry
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
As Good as It Gets
RoboCop 3
The Hunt for Red October
Dead Heat
Predator