Shane Black
Known for WritingBorn 1961-12-16Pittsburgh, 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).
Known for
Predator
1987 · as Rick Hawkins
The Hunt for Red October
1990 · as Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
As Good as It Gets
1997 · as Cafe 24 Manager
RoboCop 3
1993 · as Donnelly
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013 · as Disembodied Voice (voice)
Dead Heat
1988 · as Patrolman
Swing State
2017 · as Luke
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014 · as Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · as Self
Tales from the Script
2009 · as Self
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · as Self - Interviewee
Any Day
2015 · as Gino
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
as Self
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019 · as Self
Predator: Camouflage
2001 · as Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 · as Self
Predator: Old Painless
2001 · as Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008 · as Self