Cast & creator
Shane Black
Best known for Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3, Iron Man 3
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).
58
film credits
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television credits
27
1987–2025 · acting roles
6.5
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (65)
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Lethal Weapon
Writer
2016
Iron Man 3
Director
2013Iron Man 3
Screenplay
2013
Predator
Rick Hawkins
1987
Play Dirty
Screenplay
2025Play Dirty
Director
2025Play Dirty
Executive Producer
2025
Lethal Weapon
Screenplay
1987
The Nice Guys
Director
2016The Nice Guys
Writer
2016
Lethal Weapon 2
Story
1989Lethal Weapon 2
Characters
1989
The Predator
Director
2018The Predator
Writer
2018
The Hunt for Red October
Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
1990
Lethal Weapon 4
Characters
1998
Lethal Weapon 3
Characters
1992
Last Action Hero
Screenplay
1993
As Good as It Gets
Cafe 24 Manager
1997
The Last Boy Scout
Screenplay
1991The Last Boy Scout
Executive Producer
1991The Last Boy Scout
Story
1991
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Screenplay
1996The Long Kiss Goodnight
Producer
1996
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Screenplay
2005Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Director
2005Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Screenstory
2005
RoboCop 3
Donnelly
1993
The Monster Squad
Writer
1987
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Disembodied Voice (voice)
2013
Dead Heat
Patrolman
1988
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
2014
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self
1998
Edge
Director
2015Edge
Teleplay
2015Edge
Executive Producer
2015
Swing State
Luke
2017
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
2008
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
Tales from the Script
Self
2009
Wolfman's Got Nards
Self
2018
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
2000
Any Day
Gino
2015
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008Lethal Weapon 5
Characters
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Self
2019Bannerman
Executive Producer
Bannerman
Writer
Bannerman
Director
Edge
Director
2015Edge
Writer
2015Edge
Executive Producer
2015
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Self
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Self
2013
Container
Thanks
2020
Predator: Camouflage
Self
2001The Executioner
Director
Predator: Character Design
Self
2001
Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero
Self
2018Cold Warrior
Director
Predator: Old Painless
Self
2001
Predator: Classified Action
Self
2001